German designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the haute-couture industry for over half a century, has died at age 85, according to the French fashion house. People hold white roses as they stand outside the Chanel fashion boutique in Paris after news broke Tuesday of Lagerfeld's death. Lagerfeld mingled with the young and trendy even in recent months, pairing up with 17-year-old catwalk darling Kaia Gerber, daughter of former super model Cindy Crawford, for a collaboration released by his Karl Lagerfeld brand in 2018. Lagerfeld appears on the catwalk after presenting a new Chanel fashion collection in Paris in 2004. Lagerfeld, who developed a reputation for putting off elaborate runway spectacles, appears with models staging a demonstration at the end of Chanel's Spring/Summer 2015 showcase during Paris Fashion Week in September 2014.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2019 11:51 UTC