The show, titled “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” is large in scope but intricately detailed, and clear in its message: Lagerfeld’s creative tentacles spread far beyond fashion into culture, and constantly adapted with the times. What the exhibit does not do, purposely, is focus on Lagerfeld’s words — despite that quote on the doorway. What was more interesting to Bolton, he says, was to focus on the work, and that was daunting enough. “He was Karl,” the curator said, noting that Lagerfeld himself referred to not always meaning what he said. (Lagerfeld was also a close friend of Anna Wintour, the influential Vogue editor who masterminds the gala and is one of this year’s hosts.

Source: The Star May 01, 2023 14:08 UTC