Remembering Karl Lagerfeld's Life in Photos
1983
Karl Lagerfeld fits one of his designs on Ines de la Fressange at Chloe's Paris studio.
1954
At just 21, Karl Lagerfeld won the coat category at the Fashion Design Competition in Paris.
1958
Lagerfeld fixes the styling of a model's dress.
1960
A portrait of Lagerfeld from 1960.
1974
Lagerfeld sits at his desk in his Paris apartment.
1976
The fashion designer poses in his Paris home for a photo.
1979
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in his studio in Paris during spring of 1979.
1979
Lagerfeld, then the designer for Chloe, adjusts a model's look.
1981
Lagerfeld dances with Sonia Rykiel.
1984
A photo of Lagerferld during his first year at Chanel, as he finishes his Haute Couture collection. This Autumn Winter collection will be shown three weeks later.
1984
Another scene from Lagerfeld's first year at Chanel.
1985
Model Jerry Hall and Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel's Spring/Summer haute couture show.
1987
Karl Lagerfeld on the runway, showing Chanel's 1988 Fall/Winter collection in Paris.
1990
Linda Evangelista, Karl Lagerfeld, and Anna Wintour at a fundraiser benefiting AIDS research.
1992
The fashion designer in a sea of press at the Chanel spring show in 1992.
1993
A rare smile from the designer on the runway.
1995
Karl Lagerfeld appears with Cindy Crawford and other models at the Chanel Spring/Summer 1996 ready-to-wear collection presentation.
1999
Another scene of Karl Lagerfeld on the runway, this time at the 1999 Spring/Summer Chanel haute couture show.
2004
Lagerfeld takes a model bride by the hand at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2005 fashion show.
2007
A shot of Lagerfeld's iconic ponytail at Chanel's Spring/Summer 2007 haute couture show.
2013
Lagerfeld poses in front of a giant perfume bottle at Paris fashion week.
2015
A portrait of Karl Lagerfeld taken in Toronto, Canada
2016
On the runway at Paris fashion week.
2016
Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi wave to the crowd from the Trevi Fountain after the Fendi Roma 90th anniversary fashion show.
2017
Lagerfeld and his nephew Hudson Kroenig during the Chanel Cruise 2017/2018 collection at Grand Palais.
2018
The designer on one of his iconic runway sets in 2018.
2018
One of Lagerfeld's final public moments at the Chanel Metiers D'Art 2018/19 show.
The legendary designer passed away two years ago today at the age of 85.