Get an inside look at the metmuseum's ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ exhibit before it opens to the public.
Prior to his death in 2019 at the age of 85, Lagerfeld remained an ever-churning creative force whose trove of talents covered fashion design, writer, publisher, photographer, interior designer, theatrical designer and collector-connoisseur. His incomparable 65-year career included tenure atfrom 1965 to 2019, runs at Chloé from 1974 to 1983, and from 1992 to 1997, a marquee stay at Chanel from 1982 to 2019 and stewardship at his signature Karl Lagerfeld company from 1984 to 2019.
Amid the hoarder-esque stacks are Tipp-Ex Whiteout and Shu Uemura eye shadows — traces of which can be found in the numerous sketches that accompany many of the designer garments that are displayed in the other galleries. All of the books were culled from Lagerfeld’s library and reflect the depth of his interests — constructivism, India, The Memphis Group, Bauhaus and more. A pristine white robe that the designer donned to create is framed on a nearby wall.
Of course, the dresses, suits, furs, gowns and sportswear are the main attractions. One of The Met’s greatest finds was a black silk faille coat that Lagerfeld designed for Jean Patou in 1958. Nearby a replica of the Woolmark Prize winning design was recreated by the house, based on existing photographs and explanations.
Those two lines are divided into nine “sublines” that depict the dualities in the designer’s work – feminine and masculine, romantic and military, rococo and classical, historical and futuristic, ornamental and structural, canonical and countercultural, artisanal and mechanical, floral and geometric, and figurative and abstract. Each of these dualities feature figurative “explosions,” as in garments with a convergence of competing aesthetics.
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