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1990s Cuff Bracelets
1990s French Chain Necklaces
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Gilt Metal
1990s French Cuff Bracelets
1990s French Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Rococo Brooches
24k Gold, Gold Plate
1990s German Sunglasses
Vintage 1980s European Rococo Clip-on Earrings
Gold
1980s French Dolman Sleeve Coats
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s French Other
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Wood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Glass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Glass
Glass
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Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Clutches
Vintage 1960s American Anglo-Indian Brooches
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
1990s French Tote Bags
1990s Shoulder Bags
1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns
1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags
1990s French Top Handle Bags
Signed: YSL
Excellent condition
3" x 1"
Vintage 1980s French Brooches
20th Century French Artisan Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags
1930s Chinese Evening Bags and Minaudières
1990s Italian Tote Bags
1930s Handbags and Purses
Antique Early 1900s American Brooches
14k Gold
1930s British Evening Bags and Minaudières
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20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Brooches
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
1990s Beaded Bracelets
20th Century French Chain Necklaces
1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières
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20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières
20th Century French Belts
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20th Century French Brooches
20th Century French Brooches
20th Century French Brooches
Vintage 1980s Charm Bracelets
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Belts
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Charm Bracelets
20th Century French Belts
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
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20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Charm Bracelets
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
20th Century French Belts
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
1980s French Aesthetic Day Dresses
20th Century French Drop Necklaces
20th Century French Dangle Earrings
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
1990s French Chain Necklaces
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
Late 20th Century French Choker Necklaces
Vintage 1980s French Drop Earrings
Early 2000s French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
1990s French Hoop Earrings
Gilt Metal
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1990s French Handbags and Purses
20th Century French Clip-on Earrings
1990s Unknown Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1980s French Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
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1990s Unknown Modern Clip-on Earrings
Gilt Metal
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Karl Lagerfeld for sale on 1stDibs
More than a mere tastemaker, Karl Lagerfeld devoted himself to the continual pursuit of chic. “My life and my job,” the designer once said, “is to forget myself.” During his five-decade career designing shoes, handbags, evening dresses and other items for Chanel, Fendi, Chloé and many others, Lagerfeld was a quintessential chameleon, ever evolving to embody the times.
An outsize, instantly recognizable personality — his ponytail powdered like an 18th-century viscount, his eyes perpetually shielded by dark glasses, wearing fistfuls of chunky silver jewels — Lagerfeld was, above all, an avatar of style.
Born in Hamburg (in 1933, ’35, or ’38 by varying accounts), Karl Lagerfeld packed his bags for Paris in 1954. His design for a coat won him the International Wool Secretariat and landed him a job with the celebrated couturier Pierre Balmain. He went on to become the designer of Jean Patou, eventually realizing that his seemingly endless ideas could fuel a career as a designer-for-hire. As such, Lagerfeld lent his vision to everyone from Loewe and Max Mara to Krizia and Charles Jourdan, nimbly moving among a diverse range of styles. It was an unprecedented way of working in the days when freelance was still a dirty word.
During the late ’60s and ’70s, he refashioned Chloé to reflect the free spirit of the day and, beginning in 1965, joined forces with the Fendi family, taking it from sleepy furrier to fashion’s haute-est stratum. Because of his track record for reviving and reimagining brands that had grown stagnant, in 1983 Lagerfeld was handed the reins at Chanel, which had been gathering dust since its founder’s heyday.
From Lagerfeld's first Chanel collection, he injected the venerable house with a frisson of modernity. He riffed on its iconography — tweed skirt suits, pearls, camellias — accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment. Despite producing eight collections a year for Chanel, as well as four to five for Fendi, Lagerfeld never faltered in proposing new ideas each time he put pencil to paper.
Lagerfeld’s collections for Chanel, in particular, displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. From Watteau (Spring/Summer 1985 couture) and Serge Roche (Spring/Summer 1990 ready-to-wear) to hip-hop fly girls (Fall/Winter 1991 ready-to-wear), surfers (Spring/Summer 2003 ready-to-wear) and ancient Egypt (Pre-Fall 2019), Lagerfeld used each season’s inspiration to conceive Chanel’s signatures anew.
Browse a collection of sophisticated designs by Karl Lagerfeld on 1stDibs, including handbags and evening gowns for Chanel, vintage cocktail dresses for Chloé and more.