This elaborate object offers an as yet unseen insight into Karl
Lagerfeld's working processes as artistic director for Fendi,
a position he has remarkably held since 1965. FENDI by Karl
Lagerfeld traces Lagerfeld's unparalleled career at the luxury
Roman fashion house, where he has revolutionized the craft
of fur (both technically and artistically), and introduced the
successful ready-to-wear and accessory lines that have
transformed Fendi into a global fashion brand. Through the
decades we see how Lagerfeld incorporates eclectic infl uences-
from Eskimo designs and medieval armor, to kimonos
and the world of informatics-into his own progressive vision.
FENDI by Karl Lagerfeld includes a sketch pad of 137 of
Lagerfeld's fashion drawings (those given to the Fendi ateliers
to enable them to construct the garments, and selected from
an archive of over 35,000), a pad of his logo designs for the
house, along with booklets of exclusive interviews with the
designer, a poster, and DVDs of his short fi lms-all packaged
in a custom-made wooden case modeled on the box of oil
pastels which invariably graces Lagerfeld's working desk.
Essential for all Lagerfeld and Fendi devotees, FENDI by Karl
Lagerfeld illustrates the evolution of contemporary fashion
over the past half-century.
