HATS OFF: Karl Lagerfeld was recognized for his love of equipment, amongst them fingerless gloves, diamond brooches and customised iPhone circumstances. Although he hardly ever sported headgear, when in Saint-Tropez he favored a Panama hat — so he would absolutely have authorized of his namesake model’s new collaboration with Italian specialist Borsalino.
The hero piece of the capsule, set to launch on Monday, is a hand-woven, wide-brimmed straw Panama hat with a Borsalino x Karl Lagerfeld ribbon that retails for 449 euros. Each comes with a bespoke field.
The five-piece lineup additionally consists of black-and-white summer season necessities together with a silk-blend pareo and a tunic cover-up for ladies, along with a polo shirt for males, with costs beginning at 199 euros.
A traditional canvas tote bag rounds off the gathering, which shall be obtainable in chosen Karl Lagerfeld and Borsalino shops, and through their respective web sites.
Although Lagerfeld handed away in 2019, his model continues underneath inventive director Hun Kim. Sébastien Jondeau, the German designer’s former bodyguard, confidante and private secretary, is a longtime ambassador and males’s product advisor for the label.
Final November, the Karl Lagerfeld Denims line, created to decorate Gen X, collaborated with Amsterdam-based model Atelier Reservé on a set made with repurposed and deadstock materials. The model has additionally produced collectible objects, most just lately two limited-edition collectible figurines designed in collaboration with Tokidoki.
Lagerfeld, synonymous with darkish fits and sun shades, set off by white shirts and a white ponytail, was keen on caricatures of himself. Throughout his lifetime he immortalized himself as a Bearbrick; as a biker-jacket-wearing doorstopper, and as fur charms at Fendi.
