Legendary designer Karl Langerfields final collection for the brand Chanel will be displayed at Grand Palais in Paris to showcase the designers greatest triumphs. The brand that he is most closely associated with is expected to stage a tribute to the workaholic creator, the most prolific of the past century. Lagerfeld died aged 85 on February 19, less than a month after missing a Chanel haute couture show at the vast venue in the center of the French capital, saying he was “tired”.
Chanel said that “a farewell ceremony will take place at a later date” after the German-born designer’s no-fuss cremation attended by only his closest friends and colleagues. There will be a high level of emotion as at the occasion, with Lagerfeld’s friends insistent that the famously dry wit would have hated a grandiose display of mourning.
There is also much speculation about whether his beloved fluffy white Birman cat, Choupette, will be present. Lagerfeld is reported to have left a substantial slice of his estimated $200 million fortune to the cat, which is looked after by a bodyguard and two maids. Choupette is also something of a social media star, with a large Twitter following. Chanel released one of Lagerfeld’s last interviews earlier this week, a podcast in which he extolled the virtues of the label’s craftsmanship.“My job is to propose a fantasy,” he said.
