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In 1983, when German-born designer Karl Lagerfeld joined the house of Chanel, he changed the course of fashion history. To this day, the house is owned and controlled by the famously press-shy Alan Wertheimer, grandson of one of Coco’s early partners. Despite initial criticism, Lagerfeld returned the Chanel label to the peak of high fashion. He produced endless, innovative variations on Chanel’s iconic signatures – continuing as Coco herself did, to hold up a mirror to our times. Before Lagerfeld, Chanel was a venerable name for society matrons. Since Lagerfeld, Chanel has become the status item for fashionistas around the world

Originally produced by Videofashion in 2008

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