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Choupette ist die berühmteste Katze der Welt – und die verwöhnteste: Sie hat eigene Angestellte, wird manikürt und bekommt ihre Mahlzeiten nur auf Tellern der Nobelmarken Goyard und Vuitton serviert. Nun kommt ihr erstes Buch heraus. „Choupette by Karl Lagerfeld“ umfasst eine Auswahl von Polaroids, die Karl Lagerfeld täglich von seiner geliebten Katze und Muse macht. Choupette genießt ihr Luxusleben in vollen Zügen – und das zeigt sie auch: Wir sehen sie auf einem Bücherstapel sitzend, zusammengerollt im Waschbecken des Badezimmers, und natürlich vor dem Spiegel. Dieses Buch ist ein liebevoller und verspielter Blick in die prachtvolle Welt von Choupette. Ob sie einer weiteren Publikation ihrer Porträts zustimmen wird, ist aber noch nicht entschieden: »Ich denke ans Geschäft«, sagt Karl Lagerfeld, »sie tut das nicht.«

The distinguished Italian furniture manufacturing company Cassina invited Karl Lagerfeld to choose his favorite pieces of furniture for an unusual photographic mise-en-scène: “I had never ‘worked’ on a project like this before. To visually reinterpret examples of perfect design is completely new for me, and therefore stimulating, exciting even.” Before Lagerfeld’s lens, iconic chairs, tables and chaise longues by Modernist legends such as Le Corbusier, Rietveld and Perriand condense to their absolute, abstract essence. In his inimitably sleek and sophisticated photographs, Lagerfeld reveals the form in Formalism. Here furniture is seen in an atypical, decontextualized mode of presentation, detached from its usual environment, isolated and dramatically lit like a sculpture. The result is a tenderly chosen compendium of twenty-one images that respects the artistic intentions of the designers while simultaneously creating a new aesthetic. Printed on Somerset Book Paper. 21 high-glossy photographs tipped-in by hand.

This book features Karl Lagerfeld's most beautiful photographs of haute-couture garments shot for French fashion magazine Numéro, to celebrate its 15 years of collaboration with the famous fashion designer. Who else but Lagerfeld could better reveal the timeless and intricate beauty of couture? With all his innate imagination and indulgence, Lagerfeld has immortalized the iconic models of our time within the covers of Numéro: Cara Delevingne, Linda Evangelista, Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik, Lara Stone, Stella Tennant, Natalia Vodianova--all these and more have participated in his game, often framed by sumptuous decors worthy of the greatest Hollywood productions. Lagerfeld's spectacular stagings visualize our most daring fantasies of female archetypes, from fairytale princesses to contemporary muses.

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.

'I never thought that I would fall in love like this with a cat.' - Karl Lagerfeld

Chanel's fashion shows are always unexpected, but with the set of Karl Lagerfeld's most recent Fall-Winter 2014/15 Prêt-à-Porter collection for the house, the designer seems to have finally outdone himself. The concept of the catwalk was born anew as the "Chanel Shopping Center," where models jostled with one another as they browsed shelves and placed items in their shopping trolleys. This was, of course, no normal supermarket but a spectacular ironic reinterpretation of Chanel 's beloved codes, where supermarket produce and packaging were re-designed according to Lagerfeld's wit and whim. There were thousands of items to behold including Mont Cambon wine, Mademoiselle Privé doormats, tweed energy drinks, Coco Flakes (to be eaten with no more than Lait de Coco), Paris-Dallas ketchup, lion-shaped pasta, as well as bottled water labeled "Eau de CHANEL No 0." The visual vocabulary of the supermarket equally informed Lagerfeld's collection: from chain shopping baskets, vacuum-packed handbags, bottletop and padlock-shaped jewelry, to iridescent outfits with shoplifter-sized pockets. This book preserves the Chanel Shopping Center in print, and is playfully styled as a mail order catalogue displaying all items seemingly for purchase-but only while stocks last.

For the set of CHANEL’s Spring-Summer 2014 Prêt-à-Porter fashion show on 1 October 2013, Karl Lagerfeld transformed Paris’s Grand Palais into a vast art gallery filled with specially created CHANEL artworks. The CHANEL Art Book is a record of this gallery and unique moment in fashion history. Lagerfeld personally conceived each of the diverse paintings, sculptures and installations, many of which are ironic interpretations of CHANEL’s famous icons informed by a pop sensibility. Here we see expressive paintings of camellias, ladders with gold chains as rungs, and a cubist take on the two-tone shoe jostling for space alongside a robot in the shape of a No 5 perfume bottle and a giant sculpture of the double C logo. The myriad themes of art similarly shaped Lagerfeld’s collection – from dresses printed with colour charts, fabrics like canvases spattered with paint, to graffitied art students’ backpacks – all proof that the designer’s fashion creations and the sets in which they are shown are themselves like single consolidated ‘artworks’.

The ultimate repertoire of wit and wisdom from fashion's sharpest pin Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously outspoken: his wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat news flashes. This collection of quotations pays homage to the legendary éminence grise of the fashion world. Lagerfeld's pronouncements - on fashion, women, art, politics, love, and life high and low - are famously oracular, seized upon by fashionistas, acolytes and sages around the world. Created with the full approval of the designer himself, this cornucopia of Lagerfeld's maxims is required reading for us all today as we negotiate the trickiest curves of modern life. Cultivated, unpredictable, provocative, sometimes shocking, Lagerfeld's 'bons mots' are always impossible to ignore. Jean-Christophe Napias is an author, translator and editor of books on dandies, dance music and camp culture. Sandrine Gulbenkian is director of Parigramme, a Parisian publishing house. Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Jewelry by Chanel, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Each Roman fountain reflects human experience, revealing insights into origins, locations, and beauty across centuries. Fountains are integral to Rome's history, from the early Empire to iconic moments like Anita Ekberg at the Fontana di Trevi, a hallmark of Roman Baroque splendor. Today, the Fontana di Trevi remains a must-visit for tourists, while many lesser-known fountains, equally beautiful, await discovery. Rome invites us to explore what makes us sensitive to beauty. While knowledge of Roman history and Italian art is valuable, emotional awareness is key to appreciating Rome's allure. Fountains significantly contribute to this beauty, evoking aesthetic reactions that transcend mere reflection. Water symbolizes physical pleasure, intertwined with history, art, and beauty. Schopenhauer viewed beauty as a good, born from the suppression of will, a notion that resonates in Rome. The city's charm and its renowned fountains are irresistible; analysis of this feeling is unnecessary. As George Santayana noted, "Beauty not perceived is a pleasure not felt." Thus, immerse yourself in the beauty of Rome’s countless fountains—capturing them all in photographs is a daunting, if not impossible, task.

This work is a reinterpretation of Chanel’s iconic little black jacket by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. Lagerfeld has modernized the jacket, making it a versatile piece suitable for all genders and ages. The book features Lagerfeld’s photographs of various celebrities showcasing the jacket with their unique styles—sometimes classic, sometimes irreverent, but always embodying Chanel. Notable figures include Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono, and Sarah Jessica Parker. This collection highlights the remarkable adaptability of Chanel’s vision under Lagerfeld's artistry, ensuring the little black jacket remains a timeless classic. Karl Lagerfeld, a renowned fashion designer and photographer, started his photography career in 1987 and has received numerous accolades, including the Lucky Strike Design Award and the ICP Trustees Award at the International Center of Photography’s Infinity Awards in 2007. His exhibitions include “Konkret Abstrakt Gesehen” and “Metamorphoses of an American.” Steidl has published many of his works, such as Casa Malaparte and The Beauty of Violence. Carine Roitfeld, a prominent fashion writer and stylist, served as editor-in-chief of French Vogue from 2001 to 2011 and has collaborated with various designers, including Tom Ford. Her book Irreverent was published in 2011.