Chanel responds to death Karl Lagerfeld

- Chanel sadly reacted to the death of Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic German couturier who was chief designer at the French fashion house. According to CEO Alain Wertheimer, 'a friend...

'Thanks to his creative genius, generosity and exceptional intuition, Karl Lagerfeld was well ahead of his time and contributed extensively to Chanel's worldwide success,' Wertheimer says in a statement. 'Today we have lost not only a friend but also an extraordinary creative spirit who got carte blanche in the early eighties to reinvent our brand. '