- Although he states he was born in 1938, a Catholic baptismal record indicate his date of birth as 10 September 1933.
- Among his favorite models in the past were Claudia Schiffer and Stella Tennant.
- Said on Larry King Live (1985) that he stopped celebrating his birthdays when he turned 30.
- Son of Otto Lagerfeld, a businessman from Hamburg, who founded Glücksklee-Milch GmbH, a company selling evaporated milk.
- Topped "Stern" magazine's list searching Germany's most important designer (2007).
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- Designed outfits for the concert tours of Madonna and Kylie Minogue.
- Also a successful and passionate photographer.
- As he wanted to dress differently and wear the clothes of fellow designer Hedi Slimane, he lost 36 kilograms in one year, which led to a book called "The Karl Lagerfeld Diet".
- When he collaborated with the Swedish fashion chain "H&M", which offered a limited number of his designs, almost all the clothes were sold out after two days (2004).
- Very good friends with Princess Caroline of Monaco.
- He was 77 years old, when his first short film The Tale of a Fairy (2011) was released. Since then he wrote and directed 4 more high-profile short films for Chanel featuring stars like Kristen Stewart, Keira Knightley, Cara Delevingne, Pharrell Williams, Rupert Everett, Arielle Dombasle and Geraldine Chaplin. The short films are all available online for free at the official YouTube channel of Chanel.
- German-born fashion designer (mostly for Chanel), Lagerfeld moved to Paris at the age of 14 and speaks fluently 4 languages (German, French, English and Italian).
- Founded his own label "Lagerfeld", which has launched perfumes and clothing lines, in the 1980s.
- Has done many photo shoots for celebrities, including Dakota Fanning.
- Collaborated with Mattel in 2014 to release a limited edition Karl Lagerfeld Barbie Doll, designed by Robert Best as a Barbie wearing Lagerfeld inspired fashion. The doll was only produced in a quantity of 999 units and sold out very quickly, and remains one of the most expensive collector Barbies ever made.
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