Karin Roitfeld, a close friend of the great couturier, former editor of the French Vogue, has been announced as an adviser and assistant to the brand team Karl Lagerfeld.



Explaining the choice of a successor, the company Lagerfeld stated that Karin will work in tandem with the design directorHun Kim (Hun Kim), who was invited by Karl back in August 2015.

Karin, in turn, is no stranger to this brand: together with Karl, they created a collection for the British retailer H&M, and in September the collection The Edit By Carine Roitfeld, designed by Karin, will appear on the shelves. forKarl Lagerfeld. The long-term friendship with the great couturier helped Karin to understand his style and manner of work exactly, of course, completely without replacing the genius of the departed "Kaiser". Roitfeld herself made an official appeal yesterday, in which she stressed that it was a great honor for her to work with the team of her close friend. The brand management has informed thatKarin will startto work immediately and will help in creating collections for the next three seasons. Pier Paolo Rigi, CEO of Karl Lagerfeld, noted that this option of cooperation was chosen by itselfKarin, who loves freedom and freelancing, and may be expanded in the future.

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