33 Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld Innovations

Karl Lagerfeld is considered royalty in the fashion world. The ultra-hip, 70-year-old kingpin of Chanel is responsible for the current success of the design house.

While the house of Chanel continues to awe wealthy women with fabulous clothing, Lagerfeld has also expanded the brand into sporting goods. Bicycles, tennis equipment, skis and fishing poles have all fallen under the influence of fashion’s Great One. Steiff, the German stuffed toy manufacturer, has even designed a $1,500 teddy bear in Lagerfeld’s likeness.

Lagerfeld also gained fame for losing an astonishing 92 pounds in 13 months, resulting in a published book called “The Lagerfeld Diet.”

For a man of his age, he oozes cool, posing in a fall issue of Harper’s Bazaar as a hardcore rapper declaring, “Believe it or not, I love rap.”

SCORE
4.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 84%
Activity 54%
Freshness 8%
Paris Couture Week Highlights
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Pop Culture
Paris Couture Week Highlights
Animated Fashion Icons
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Pop Culture
Animated Fashion Icons
Accidental Endorsement
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Marketing
Accidental Endorsement
Designer Desserts
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Luxury
Designer Desserts
Chanel's New Ads
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Luxury
Chanel's New Ads
Ring Around the Cardigan
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Art & Design
Ring Around the Cardigan
Bloggers Go Behind-The-Seams
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Pop Culture
Bloggers Go Behind-The-Seams
Designer Fashion Islands
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Luxury
Designer Fashion Islands
Exuberant Couture Stages
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Luxury
Exuberant Couture Stages
Tux Ties Without Shirts... For Ladies
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Fashion
Tux Ties Without Shirts... For Ladies
Pre-Fall Purple
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Fashion
Pre-Fall Purple
Chanel Cruise Collection
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Celebs
Chanel Cruise Collection
One-Of-A-Kind Watch
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Fashion
One-Of-A-Kind Watch
Using Handbags as Masks
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Luxury
Using Handbags as Masks
CHANEL 3rd
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Fashion
CHANEL 3rd
Designer PSAs
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Social Good
Designer PSAs
$24,000 Crocodile Skin Clutch "Eco-Friendly"?
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Eco
$24,000 Crocodile Skin Clutch "Eco-Friendly"?
Chanel Eau Premiere
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Luxury
Chanel Eau Premiere
Transient Art Pavilion
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Art & Design
Transient Art Pavilion
Fashion Icon Books
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Pop Culture
Fashion Icon Books
Chanel Bicycle
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Chanel Bicycle
Genderless Perfumes
CATEGORY
Fashion
Genderless Perfumes
Couture Angling
CATEGORY
Luxury
Couture Angling
Old Supermodels, Reinvented
CATEGORY
Fashion
Old Supermodels, Reinvented
Gun Shoes
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Fashion
Gun Shoes
Illuminated Sequined Goatskin Shoes
CATEGORY
Fashion
Illuminated Sequined Goatskin Shoes
$260,150 Chanel "Diamond Forever" Tote
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Luxury
$260,150 Chanel "Diamond Forever" Tote
Couture Teddy Bears
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Couture Teddy Bears
Chanel Tennis Racket
CATEGORY
Luxury
Chanel Tennis Racket
Return of the Beehive
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Return of the Beehive
Fashion Designers as Rappers
CATEGORY
Pop Culture
Fashion Designers as Rappers

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