FENDI by Karl Lagerfeld, w. dvd

This elaborate object offers an as yet unseen insight into Karl

Lagerfeld's working processes as artistic director for Fendi,

a position he has remarkably held since 1965. FENDI by Karl

Lagerfeld traces Lagerfeld's unparalleled career at the luxury

Roman fashion house, where he has revolutionized the craft

of fur (both technically and artistically), and introduced the

successful ready-to-wear and accessory lines that have

transformed Fendi into a global fashion brand. Through the

decades we see how Lagerfeld incorporates eclectic infl uences-

from Eskimo designs and medieval armor, to kimonos

and the world of informatics-into his own progressive vision.

FENDI by Karl Lagerfeld includes a sketch pad of 137 of

Lagerfeld's fashion drawings (those given to the Fendi ateliers

to enable them to construct the garments, and selected from

an archive of over 35,000), a pad of his logo designs for the

house, along with booklets of exclusive interviews with the

designer, a poster, and DVDs of his short fi lms-all packaged

in a custom-made wooden case modeled on the box of oil

pastels which invariably graces Lagerfeld's working desk.

Essential for all Lagerfeld and Fendi devotees, FENDI by Karl

Lagerfeld illustrates the evolution of contemporary fashion

over the past half-century.