Duncan Fallowell

Karl Lagerfeld – from fashion icon to invisible man

Once a beacon at events with his sunglasses and white ponytail, the designer who revived many failing fashion houses has left nothing of himself behind

With his sunglasses and white powdered hair, Karl Lagerfeld was a beacon at public events. [Getty Images]
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  • Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld

    William Middleton

    Ebury Press, pp. 470, £25

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