Karl Lagerfeld to launch two new lines next year

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German multitasker Karl Lagerfeld will release two new ranges in January designed to relaunch his namesake brand.

Set to launch during haute couture week in Paris, a 100-piece collection simply named Karl will become available on designer shopping site Net-à-Porter.com.

But as opposed to much of the e-store’s usual offerings, the range will retail at affordable prices, ranging from €60 to €300.
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Karl Lagerfeld launches new fragrance, Karleidoscope

Karl Lagerfeld Karleidoscope

If someone can pull it off, it’s him: German designer Karl Lagerfeld introduces an ironically self-referencing perfume next week.

Launching in European Sephora stores on October 11, Karleidoscope — which comes in a kaleidoscope-shaped bottle — features notes of violet, angelica, freesia, heliotrope, patchouli, tonka bean, and benzoin.

“I love to play with words, as I love to play with scents,” Lagerfeld told Women’s Wear Daily. “A fragrance is not made to be explained by words.
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First look: Karl Lagerfeld for Macy’s

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Following collaborations with H&M and French mail-order company La Redoute, Karl Lagerfeld has been working on a collection with US department store Macy’s.

Scheduled for an August 31 launch at more than 200 Macy’s stores and online, the 45-piece collection will be priced from $50 to $170.

In addition to the sketches just released by the designer, curious shoppers can take a first look at the range in the August issue of American Vogue where a $109 dress from the collection is featured in one of the fashion spreads.
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S.T. Dupont pens by Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld, has designed a limited edition pen line called Prestige & Chic in collaboration with French house S.T. Dupont.

The pens have been designed as an asymmetrical triangular shape with bevelled corners, meaning that they do not roll and ensure comfort for the user.

Choose between two variations: “Prestige” in red lacquer or “Chic” in black with palladium “attributes.”
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Fendi Fall 2011 Campaign

Fendi Fall 2011 Campaign

Anja Rubik reappears for the third consecutive season as the face of Fendi with the label’s fall 2011 campaign.

Captured by Karl Lagerfeld, Anja goes brunette as she plays a muse for male model Brad Kroenig.
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Chanel Eyewear Fall 2011 Campaign

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Veteran model Claudia Schiffer stars in the Chanel Fall 2011 Eyewear Campaign photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

The new collection’s sunglasses and eyeglasses feature the chain handle of the brand’s iconic handbags woven with a strip of lambskin to form the temples.
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