GERMANY: Designer Karl Lagerfeld wins lifetime achievement award at Berlin Fashion Week

Record ID: 197319

  • Title: GERMANY: Designer Karl Lagerfeld wins lifetime achievement award at Berlin Fashion Week
  • Date: 26th July 2008
  • Summary: (L!1) BERLIN, GERMANY (JULY 19, 2008) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FASHION DESIGNER KARL LAGERFELD ARRIVING AT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WITH MARIA FURTWAENGLER AND POSING FOR MEDIA WITH FURTWAENGLER, BORIS BECKER AND HUBERT BURDA LAGERFELD TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) FASHION DESIGNER KARL LAGERFELD SAYING: "Lifetime? Im not dead yet. It's not that bad yet. No, I mean it is really nice. The German Elle is really good, they are great people. Im happy about this. I think it's flattering." LAGERFELD TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) FASHION DESIGNER KARL LAGERFELD SPEAKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT MODEL CLAUDIA SCHIFFER IS HANDING HIM THE AWARD SAYING: "Yes, but it was supposed to be a surprise. That really didn't work out." GERMAN DESIGNER MICHAEL MICHALSKY TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN DESIGNER MICHAEL MICHALSKY SAYING: "I have been a Karl Lagerfeld fan since I was a young boy. I grew up in the countryside and my window to the world was the magazine "Stern". When I was thirteen I read an article about him being the senior designer at Chloe, and I was so fascinated by this article that I decided to become a designer myself." VARIOUS OF LAGERFELD POSING FOR CAMERAS WITH MARIA FURTWAENGLER
  • Embargoed: 10th August 2008 13:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Fashion
  • Reuters ID: LVAII62VHPCJVAD0CNO560FGFSZ
  • Story Text: World renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld won a lifetime achievement award at Berlin's Fashion Week on Saturday (July 19).
    With his trademark white ponytail, high collar and black sunglasses, the German designer arrived at the 'Elle Fashion Star' award ceremony in high spirits.

    "Lifetime? Im not dead yet. It's not that bad yet. No, I mean it is really nice. The German Elle is really good, they are great people. Im happy about this. I think it's flattering," Lagerfeld said.
    Michael Michalsky, another German designer who on Friday (July 18) presented his collection at the fashion week, said it was Lagerfeld who inspired him to get into the trade.

    "I have been a Karl Lagerfeld fan since I was a young boy. I grew up in the countryside and my window to the world was the magazine "Stern". When I was thirteen I read an article about him being the senior designer at Chloe, and I was so fascinated by this article that I decided to become a designer myself," Michalsky said.
    74-year old Lagerfeld seemed overwhelmed by the award which was presented to him by supermodel Claudia Schiffer.

    "I am not good at thanking people and I am not good at making speeches. I am only good at small talk and wordplay. But in reality we are not here for me but to celebrate 20 years of "Elle" and for the organisation, for the Burda family, to whom you also belong. And for me, the 20 years of Elle are almost more important than my own things, which I know all too well," Lagerfeld told the audience.
    Lagerfeld is one of the most important figures in fashion and has been at the top of his profession for decades. He is famed for his visionary designs for fashion house Chanel and other popular designer labels. His creations have dressed scores of celebrities including singers Madonna and Kylie Minogue.
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