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Fashion sketch for Tiziani [Rome, circa 1965]1 felt-tip drawing (300 x 400 mm) with 3 stapled fabric coupons (711 top left). Model of a white and black skirt suit.
From 1963 to 1969, Karl Lagerfeld began his career at the Tiziani fashion house run by the American designer Evans Richard. Six years of creations and collections for Italian women and the brand's prestigious clients, from Elizabeth Taylor to Doris Duke and Gina Lollobrigida. In 1965, after his second collection at Tiziani, Fendi brought Lagerfeld into the company, for a collaboration that would only continue to grow, creating the brand's logo as soon as he arrived. It lasted until Lagerfeld's death, despite his other commitments for other houses (Jean Patou, Chloé and Chanel, of which he became artistic director in 1983).
Fifteen years earlier, he had won the prize of the International Wool Secretariat, organised by the Woolmark brand - ex-aequo with Yves Saint Laurent: a fashion design competition that opened the door to his first… Read More