He has been a leading figure on the fashion scene from the early 1970s. As design director at Chanel for both the couture and ready-to-wear collections from 1983, he updated the Chanel look. He showed his first collection under his own label 1984. Lagerfeld joined Chloé in the early 1960s, where he became known for high-quality ready-to-wear clothing. As fashion consultant to Fendi from 1967, he made his mark with innovative jackets and coats.
