Jezebel: Krazy Karl

Kaiser Karl's Kraziest Kuotes

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Chanel's creative director says the darndest things. Whether it's picking fights with "heavy" Heidi Klum, or calling Yves Saint Laurent "very middle-of-the-road French, very pied-noir, very provincial," or dissing "fat mothers with their bags of chips," Lagerfeld's krazy goes deep. More »

Sarah Jessica Parker's Shoes Reveal That She's Fiercely Really Into Fashion

Jennifer — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

After much consideration I have decided that I do not care at all what the personal footwear choices of the Sex and the City stars say about their personalities. [LA Times]

Sex And The City Movie Could Not Afford Clothes In Sex And The City Movie

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:30:00 EDT

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It will not surprise anyone to learn that the clothes worn in the Sex & The City movie were not paid for by the movie's production budget but by designers hoping that product placement in the movie will result in clothing sales to actual people convinced that dressing like the characters in Sex & The City is a wise course of action. [Variety]

10 Things Karl Lagerfeld Could Do Without

Moe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT

We don't always get around to reading Hong Kong's Prestige Magazine — uh, okay, we didn't know it existed until we learned that a friend of ours was working there — but the recent Karl Lagerfeld cover interview, conducted by said friend, Stephen Short, is nothing less than magnificent. Stephen, who apparently received a Karl Lagerfeld action figure for his efforts, talked to Karl for about three hours late one evening, and Karl had a lot to say, generally all negative, on subjects from books to children to love to Diane Von Furstenberg to food to the nineties. We excerpted some of his most effusively misanthropic utterances for your enjoyment. More »

Fashion Victims

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:00 EST

Two fashion items! One: Poor Jennifer will be liveblogging the finale of Project Runway tonight at 10 p.m. EST. See you here then! Two: In an interview with Prestige magazine, Karl Lagerfeld was asked by his interviewer, "Diane von Furstenberg told me she thinks you may not be the best designer aesthetically, but that you're by far the smartest. What do you make of that statement?" Karl replied: "And look at her prints, hmm? Maybe I've known her for too many years. Maybe she's right, I don't know. If she were an expert, perhaps her designs may be more impressive. It's only opinion, you know? I've been in fashion for many years. I'm not a one-day fly. You have to be a genius so other people can make such statements. I can tell you she is not my favourite fashion critic, no, hmm?" Hear that? That's the sound of a Franco-German fashion bitch slap. [Prestige] More »

Anna Wintour And Carine Roitfeld: It Is So On

Jennifer — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

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Anna Wintour on being called a "puppet" by French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld in New York Magazine: "Maybe you should ask Carine. I have no comment." [Frillr]

Karl Lagerfeld's Giant Chanel Jacket: Pretty Fucking Scary, Yeah?

Jennifer — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

Marianne Faithfull on that giant Chanel jacket sculpture thingy parked outside their couture show: "phallic." How long before someone brings Hillary Clinton's gender into this, ya think? [Fashion Week Daily]

Why Is Isaac Mizrahi Whoring Out His Name To Sell Skinned Animals?

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

Isaac Mizrahi just inked a fur licensing deal. WTF, Isaac? Was all your money in collateralized debt obligations tied to the subprime mortgage market? Yeah, didn't think so. [WWD, sub req'd]

Fashion Show

Jennifer — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:30:00 EST

Krazy Karl Lagerfeld and his designs for Chanel never fail to achieve the perfect balance between being over-the-top yet not costume-y. His latest couture collection, shown today in Paris, stays true to this aesthetic: From woodland nymph to naughty schoolgirl to a femme version Krazy Karl himself (at left), there isn't a single role-playing fantasy that's been overlooked. Gallery begins, below. More »

Chanel's "Night Of Diamonds": Pretty Lovely, Despite Ellen Pompeo

Jennifer — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:30:00 EST

The Chanel Night of Diamonds dinner held last night at The Plaza Hotel in New York (which, btw, is no longer a hotel, but a bunch of really expensive condos) was yet another excuse for Chanel to toot its own horn. Seriously, is there any other way to rationalize a black-tie dinner in honor of a jewelry collection? One thing's for sure, we're damn thankful that the stars who turned out for the event know how to dress themselves! (Sure - they didn't really dress themselves — most all of them were in loaners handpicked by Chanel PR, but who has time to nitpick when there's an opportunity to drool over the gown modeled by Gossip Girl star Blake Lively. [Moe disagrees, saying "it looks like Nightmare On Goth Prom Street". -Ed.]) Then, of course, there was Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo. Seriously, we haven't seen a red carpet disaster this bad in ages. See for yourself with the full good, bad, and ugly, after the jump. More »

Carla Bruni, French President Nicolas Sarkozy: It's Serious & Sartorial

Jennifer — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST

Now that it's been confirmed that Nicole Kidman is pregnant, we're relieved that we can fully devote our energies to obsessing over whether or not former model Carla Bruni and French president Nicolas Sarkozy are really engaged or just like, totally committed to each other, but sans a wedding date. Chanel designer and resident expert on everything under the sun Karl Lagerfeld tells Women's Wear Daily:

It's very 'our times.' Carla is great: chic, modern, speaks many languages, perfectly educated, beautiful. I see only quality... I loved the Chiracs, but politics are like fashion: It's about change and there has to be a first lady in a place like the Elysée Palace. Why not such a beautiful one?...[Bruni can] reinvent that look — it will be great for the image of France.

But what does President Sarkozy have to say? Well, according to a press conference he held this morning, he seems to believe that his relationship with Bruni is setting a new trend, too, but one that has nothing to do with fashion: More »

Jennifer Connelly In Balenciaga: Scary

Jennifer — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

Jennifer Connelly looks a little scary in the spring Balenciaga ads. Something about floral print armor, an over-exaggerated model slouch, and toothpick legs gives us the uh-oh feeling. [WWD, sub req'd]

Tim Gunn Makes Conflict-Of-Interest Case Work

Jennifer — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:30:00 EST

Tim Gunn is taking some conflict-of-interest heat regarding a recent column he wrote OK! magazine. (Tim writes for OK!? How declasse!) When advising a reader about what jeans are best to fit most bodies, he steered the reader towards Liz Claiborne and Lucky Brand. Funny thing is, Gunn just happens to be the Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne. [WWD, 2nd item]

Should Africa Get Royalties For Matthew Williamson's Latest Collection?

Jennifer — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST

The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office — the same outfit that shook down meek little Starbucks! — is charging British designer Matthew Williamson with the theft of traditional African fabric patterns, to which his rep says: "Historically, Matthew Williamson bases his collections on the idea of a modern girl who is a global traveler. Her style is in part defined by incorporating many different cultures, traditions and customs. Nobody has the right to claim these designs as their own. " [Vogue UK]

Chanel Metiers D'Art: What Do English Chic And Amy Winehouse Have In Common?

Jennifer — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST

Last week, Karl Lagerfeld showed the annual Métiers d'Art collection for the house of Chanel in London. Our favorite krazy Kraut said the collection was an homage to both the old-school English chic loved by Mlle Coco herself and, um, Amy Winehouse. (Lagerfeld even went so far as to call Winehouse the new Brigitte Bardot.) So how did the collection look? Well, very Lagerfeld-for-Chanel, if you ask us. It dutifully paid homage to classic Chanel cuts and shapes, but played with proportion and fabrics to create a look more rebellious than prim. But seriously, we have no idea what our favorite druggie chanteuse has to do with any of it, besides the beehives and heavy eye-makeup. Some highlights, in a gallery after the jump. More »

Screw Soccer! David Beckham's Time Spent Sitting Around In Boxer Briefs Pays Off

Jennifer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:30:00 EST

David Beckham has a new endorsement deal: Armani underwear in the United States! And you were afraid he and Posh might go broke... [Vogue UK]

Karl Lagerfeld: Shockingly Less Krazy Than You'd Think

Jennifer — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:30:00 EDT

I fully expected to come out of the documentary on Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld Lagerfeld Confidential having confirmed what I had long assumed: Lagerfeld is off his fucking rocker. But he's not: He's just a little messy, neurotic and utterly endearing. (The designer's apartment is filled with towering piles of books and says he cannot work with a clean desk because he finds it too intimidating. Also, he still sleeps with the pillow his nanny made him as a child.) More »

Model Coco Rocha Teaches Kids How To Get Jiggy

Jennifer — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EDT

Model Coco Rocha on performing an Irish dance for kids in Harlem on Friday: "It wasn't a huge crowd, but these are kids who are interested in dance... I just don't want people to think I'm fake." Um, yeah, because your completely retarded scheme to teach city kids how to look stupid and white while dancing seemed so cannily slick and manufactured. [Fashion Week Daily]

Deep Thoughts With Karl Lagerfeld

Jennifer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:30:00 EDT

We're less than a week away from the opening of Lagerfeld Confidential, the cinema verité exploration into the psyche of the man, the myth, the starving Deutsche fashion kaiser known as Karl Lagerfeld. We can hardly wait! Luckily, some members of the press have already seen bits of it. And by the snippety soundbites that have been revealed, the genius of Karl does not disappoint. We present, for your approval, some notable quotables:

The few people I know who knew me as a child say I was like a male Shirley Temple - rather unbearable and spoiled.

I love the smell of building sites.

I can't plan six months in advance; we might be dead by then.

Since taking over the venerable French fashion...

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:45:00 EDT

Since taking over the venerable French fashion house founded by Coco Chanel in 1909, "Krazy" Kraut Karl Lagerfeld has deconstructed and reconfigured iconic Chanel looks, adding a punk edge to shapes that would otherwise be, well, too classic. This is a label all about flaunting it — and flaunting it better than anyone else. The spring/summer 2008 collection, shown today in Paris, has a distinctly sporty edge to it. The day dresses are the kind that you aren't supposed to run around in, but of course totally could (and should); the footwear is ruggedly-shaped boots done up in metallics with macrame accents; and then... there were the denim bikinis. Gallery below. (All images via Getty.) More »

We are counting down the days until the...

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:20:00 EDT

We are counting down the days until the documentary on Krazy Karl Lagerfeld opens here in New York (only 19 days to go!), and now we're even more excited, since it seems like Karl and the director ended up hating one another by the end of the project. Yay! Says filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi, "I was sure there was a real human behind" the insane, anorexic, narcissistic facade. And on whether he thinks his project was a success, Marconi says, "I have the feeling I know him now ... though in truth, you never really know anyone." And what sayeth Karl? "[It] ended up annoying me." God bless him. [IHT] More »