Haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld ReutersRumors of Lagerfeld’s ill-health had swirled after he missed Chanel’s January show in ParisGerman haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the global fashion industry for over half a century, has died, a source at the French fashion house said on Tuesday. Rumors of Lagerfeld’s ill-health had swirled after he missed Chanel’s January show in Paris. Born in Hamburg in 1933, Lagerfeld made his debut with designer Pierre Balmain as an apprentice before moving on to Patou and Chloe and then Italian brand Fendi. He earned the nicknames “Kaiser Karl” and “Fashion Meister.”“We are deeply saddened to learn the news of Karl Lagerfeld’s passing today. French celebrity online magazine Purepeople said Lagerfeld died on Tuesday morning after being taken to hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine just outside Paris the night before.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 19, 2019 12:33 UTC