AFP, PARISSuperstar designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at the age of 85, his fashion label Chanel said yesterday. Friends have always said that the prolific creator would die with a pencil in his hand, and just last week his own fashion line, Karl Lagerfeld, was still announcing new design collaborations. German-born Lagerfeld was artistic director of three separate brands, Italy’s Fendi, France’s Chanel — the world’s richest label — and his eponymous line. He contributed to making Paris the fashion capital of the world and Fendi one of the most innovative of Italian brands,” the billionaire said. “Karl Lagerfeld is an immense personality, someone out of the ordinary,” French Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner told RTL radio.
