Lagerfeld skirted questions about sexuality and his personal life, if anyone dared ask, preferring to extol about his fashion, photography, film and publishing projects. “I think the daringness is not giving a toss about how people are going to react to something. “The deep message of the collection is about standing for authenticity, and being your true selves,” he explained, his English accent as thick as a London native. In an exclusive interview, Alled-Martinez singled out irreverence and daring as key attributes of the clothes, which expose midriffs, hug curves and blur gender lines with such items as long kilts - a wink to one Lagerfeld wore to take his bow in 2004 when Chanel staged a fashion show in Tokyo. The WOW concept store in Madrid will also stock the capsule, created for the pre-fall 2022 season.
DJ sets will heighten the party atmosphere of the one-month takeover in a neighborhood flush with LGBTQ bars and businesses. The Karl Lagerfeld brand will also give over its entire store on Rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais district to the Alled-Martinez project, which includes footwear and accessories. Sparkly knee shorts are a nod to Karl Lagerfeld’s penchant for “glam wear.” - Credit: Courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld
