Today, Three Years After The Death Of The Old Buddha Of Fashion Industry

Three years after his death, Karl Lagerfeld has been mentioned again and again in the fashion industry. First, he was made the theme of met Gala party in 2023, and then his biographical film was launched.

This "fashion king" in the history of modern fashion has constantly proved his influence to the world.

Salute the legend again

Not long ago, vogue magazine officially announced that the theme of met Gala party, a fashion event to be held in May 2023, will be "Karl Lagerfeld: a line of beauty", in order to pay tribute to the Buddha.

At that time, met gala will also invite celebrities and stars to attend the ceremony and perform the "Buddha's classic" in their hearts.

From May 5 to July 16, Tisch gallery will hold the theme exhibition "Karl Lagerfeld: a line of beauty". The name of the exhibition is inspired by the book the analysis of beauty written by 18th century artist and writer William Hogarth.

The exhibition will feature about 150 works from five brands Karl Lagerfeld worked for, including Balmain, Patou, Chlo é, Fendi and Chanel, as well as his own brand of the same name.

The exhibits will be selected from each brand's historical archives, some from private collectors and the Metropolitan Museum.

Each major part of the exhibition will be divided into 10 small parts to commemorate Karl Lagerfeld's birthday on September 10; Each small part contains seven works, because 7 is the lucky number of the Buddha.

Tadao Ando, one of Karl Lagerfeld's favorite architects, will design the exhibition.

Curator Andrew Bolton said it would be a grand review of Karl Lagerfeld's career, focusing on the evolution of Karl Lagerfeld's works from 2D drawings to 3D clothing, some of which date back to his arrival in Paris in the 1950s.

Anna Wintour, editor in chief of vogue, said in an interview with WWD that the theme was planned shortly after Karl Lagerfeld's death in 2019. It was originally planned to be held in 2022, but has been shelved due to the epidemic. Lao Foye and Anna have been friends for many years. Both of them have a great say in the fashion industry. Now it is quite natural to use a fashion event to remember their former "good comrades in arms".

After Yves Saint Laurent in 1983, Alexander McQueen in 2011 and REI Kawakubo Kawakubo in 2017, met Gala once again planned with the theme of personal designer.

On the other hand, the brand Karl Lagerfeld announced recently that it would work with paraox production company to create a biographical film of Karl Lagerfeld. Karl Lagerfeld's film will be unfolded in the first person and will tell the story of several crucial relationships in the Buddha's life from an unpredictable perspective. The details of the story are still in a confidential stage.

After playing Paolo Gucci in Gucci house last year and appearing as "twins" with Alessandro Michele, Gucci's creative director, on met Gala this year, Hollywood actor Jared Leto will join Karl Lagerfeld's biopic to play the Buddha himself.

Meanwhile, carline Lebar, brand consultant and Pierre Paolo righi, CEO of Karl Lagerfeld, and Sebastien jondeau, personal assistant to Karl Lagerfeld, will work together as executive producers of the film.

The founder of Chanel style

If Coco Chanel is the creator of Chanel brand, then Karl Lagerfeld is the founder of Xiaoxiang style, which we are familiar with now.

He joined Chanel in 1983. By then, 12 years after the death of Ms. Coco Chanel, Chanel's founder, the brand had almost lost its vitality. Influenced by the hippie culture after the war, the fashion industry was experiencing a trend of bold deconstruction and avant-garde at that time. The beggars' clothes of Kawabata and the smoking clothes of YSL were sought after, while Chanel, who attached great importance to handicrafts and whose products were slowly updated, was conservative and out of date.

At that time, the old Buddha could be said to have been entrusted with heavy responsibilities in the face of danger. As soon as he took over, he made radical changes to Chanel. At the cost of working 16 hours a day and losing 22 Jin, it brought us the first show that made everyone shine.

The Buddha retained the exquisite craftsmanship and elegant tweed material that Chanel had always been proud of. At the same time, he improved the proportion, appropriately added sports and rock elements, cut the skirt of chiffon long skirt, made the color of the dress more colorful, and added exaggerated chains and jewelry.

At the same time, double-C, camellia and other signs are highlighted, step by step to make them synonymous with Chanel. For example, the double-C logo is made into a lock lock, which is used in the improved version 2.55 bag, and is extended to other bag items. Since then, double-C has become Chanel's most commonly used logo.

If Chanel of coco period (1910-1983) was the pioneer of elegant classic, with simple lines and respect for body curves, Chanel went to another height in the well-known period of Lao Foye (1983-2019), with elegant black gold and a sense of luxury, and the brand was younger.

After the brand revived under the old Foye, he was not satisfied with the current achievements. Lao Foye is not only limited to fashion design, but also keen to create innovative and topical shows. Under his leadership, every show of Chanel has become a phenomenal topic in the fashion industry.

With the theme of underwater world in the spring and summer of 2012, the Grand Palace of Paris was built into a romantic white ocean paradise, covered with conch and shell... A huge white sculpture with various forms.

The autumn and winter ready-made clothing series in 2013 directly created a world dominated by Chanel - a big earth with four or five floors high is placed in the center of the show, and all Chanel stores around the world are also marked on the surface.

The theme of the 2014 autumn winter ready to wear series is the supermarket. Chanel shopping center is a unique supermarket on the show. The models push their shopping carts to walk in the "supermarket" and choose freely. They integrate "art" and "life" to make the works more emotional.

Lao Foye has also created a brand exclusive model system, bringing inspiration muses into his company. The legendary supermodel ines de la fressage is the first Chanel exclusive model signed by Foye with the first year's US $1 million.

In addition to exclusive models, there is also a proper term in the fashion circle: Karl's girls. These girls are never obedient girls, but sometimes rebellious and sometimes funny "bad girls".

Whether it's French literary girls Vanessa Paradis and Caroline de Maigret, Gisele B ü ndchen, the world's first supermodel, or Keira Knightley, these old Buddha's girls have something in common that is unique.

If the old Buddha's choice was conservative before, then those who became Karl's girls, from Cara delevingne to Kristen Stewart, Lily Rose Depp to Kaia Gerber, were all independent factors of restlessness.

They are all "bad girls" who look defiant and cold-blooded. The images of these actresses also represent the image of Chanel that the Buddha wants to create. At the same time, they have become the Muses for his inspiration.

Fendi's lifelong lover

Many people know him as one of the most famous and respected designers in the fashion industry. But in fact, Lao Foye is a genius and a model worker. He has been waiting for more than 60 years in the industry. He has also brought two luxury brands back to life with his own efforts.

Many people know that the Buddha was the artistic director of Chanel before his death, and the world remembers him with Chanel. But a lot of people don't understand that for Fendi, he is also an incomparable existence.

It can be said that there is a two-way flow between laofoye and Fendi. Fendi is the brand he has worked for the longest time. Since 1965, Lao Foye has produced five series for Fendi every year, and has been doing it for 54 years.

In 1965, the five Fendi sisters invited him to be the creative director of the brand. On the one hand, the brand gives him unconditional trust and free space for creation. On the other hand, he fully lives up to the expectations of Fendi's five sisters, surpassing himself again and again, creating countless unforgettable classics for the brand.

There are four main innovations of the Buddha in Fendi. The first is to change the world's definition of fur. He replaced fake fur with the concept of "fun fur", ending an old fur era. With lighter coating and more complex patterns, the dull and old-fashioned fur will become young, interesting and fashionable.

The second is to replace Fendi's logo. According to the concept of "fun fur", the former logo is changed to the current classic double f logo. Since then, the world has known FF is Fendi.

The third thing was to move Fendi's show to the great wall of China. It was an unprecedented show. At that time, the report even described it as "the first fashion show that can be seen on the moon". In 2007, Fendi 2008 spring and summer series was released under the setting sun in Juyong Pass. More than 500 stars and guests from all over the world gathered in Beijing, and 88 models stepped on the winding Great Wall, creating a classic scene in the history of fashion.

The show is one of the most representative shows in Fendi's history, and one of the most important shows in the history of fashion. The particularity of the venue, the unprecedented scale of the show and the important node in the development of China's luxury market make it difficult for the latecomers to copy.

The fourth pioneering work of laofoye is to design a small monster image for Fendi, which is still popular all over the world and has become a major symbol of the brand.

In 2013, the Fendi bugs series was released. At that time, people all over the world wanted to have a little monster. This handful of fur has great magic power, and has become one of Fendi's best-selling items. With its birth, Fendi also integrated into the young market.

The Buddha once said, "my cooperation with Fendi is lifelong." He has lived up to his promise with facts, and even before he died, he continued to work for the Fendi autumn / winter 2020 series.

Devote one's life to the cause of fashion

Like Ms. Coco Chanel, Lao Foye has never been married and has no children. His only obsession is work and design. He has devoted his whole life to fashion. He publishes 8 collections for Chanel design, 5 series for Fendi design and 4 series for his personal brand each year. Together, it is conservatively estimated that there are 17 series. And these designs, each design sketch, were drawn by himself.

In addition to fashion, he also covers photography, publishing and cross-border cooperation.

In 1987, Lao Foye began to develop behind the scenes work - shooting advertisements for brands. His move has expanded his range of expression as a designer once again. In photography, Lao Foye is also a pioneer. In addition to portraits, fashion, architecture and landscape photos, he has also completed many experimental art photography works. Lagerfeld's retrospective photography exhibition was held in Paris in 2015.

Looking back on the shooting, Eric pflunder, chanek's second artistic director, told WWD in 2015, "Karl has a brilliant eye. He doesn't need to take more than 300 photos. To pick another one, he only needs to take five or six. Usually, the first one is the best. He shoots quickly because he already has an image in his mind and he just needs to capture it," Zeng recalled

Today, cross-border cooperation is no longer a new word, but it was a feat 15 years ago when Lao Foye and H & M launched cross-border cooperation.

The concept of crossover proves that as a designer, Lao Foye is enthusiastic about accurate market prediction and popularization of high-end fashion. Cross border cooperation is also an important inspiration for the fashion industry left by this enlightened designer. He broke the boundaries of creativity between different industries, and also broke the so-called class of the fashion industry.

Since then, Lao Foye has extended its cross-border activities to more fields. In addition to cooperating with H & M, Melissa, fossi and other fashion brands mentioned above, he has also designed crystal cups for household products, launched his own perfume and scented candle with the same name, and designed packaging for drinks.

Because Lao Foye likes to draw manuscripts by himself, he has also launched colored pencils, pigments, rubbers and other products jointly with Pencil Brand Faber Castell. In the cooperation of automobile brands, he has designed products for the high-end series of BMW and Buick. In the beauty field, in addition to the retail brand Sephora, Lao Foye and his kitten choupette have also jointly produced color cosmetics for the zhimuru brand.

"I love work, I love design, I love the unknown. He has created classic clothes for thousands of women, and he has also left numerous high-quality works." Fashion is always on the move, and the new season and the next series are always catching up with each other. But in the past three years, the works, spirit and influence on the fashion industry have never disappeared.

This fashion designer, who has been influenced by thousands of inspirations, has also influenced thousands of women and fashion designers in her life. He embraces this era in an unprecedented way, brings us elegance with tireless enthusiasm, and leaves us countless precious wealth with grand and grand vision.