{"product_id":"karl-lagerfeld-an-illustrated-biography-9781419784460","title":"Karl Lagerfeld: An Illustrated Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eKarl Lagerfeld--a larger-than-life fashion icon who changed the industry and a living brand--comes to life in this all-new graphic novel biography that looks at the man behind the logo\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It starts with me and it ends with me.\"--Karl Lagerfeld\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKarl Lagerfeld stylized himself into a living logo and a myth of the fashion world. As a brand, his name is synonymous with luxury, and as a designer, he worked for and influenced almost every major luxury brand since the beginning of his career, from his apprenticeship with Balmain to Fendi, whose logo he designed, to his renowned tenure at Chanel from 1982-2000. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, \u003ci\u003eFAZ\u003c\/i\u003e editor Alfons Kaiser, who knew Lagerfeld personally, tells the story of the charismatic fashion designer in this new graphic novel biography. Using many previously unknown sources, \u003ci\u003eKarl Lagerfeld\u003c\/i\u003e explores every aspect of his colorful career. From a youthful outsider in the northern German plains to an urbane genius in Paris competing to make a name for himself against designers such as Yves Saint-Laurent, this personal look at Lagerfeld's life paints a picture of a peerless designer, a tireless illustrator, an avid photographer, a passionate book collector, and a peerless workaholic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut most of all, Kaiser tells the story of the man behind the larger-than-life figure: the precocious boy who preferred drawing in the attic to playing with his peers; the son who argued with his parents but never got away from them; Saint-Laurent's greatest rival; a brother, uncle, friend--and the partner of Jacques de Bascher, the great love of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfons Kaiser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Comicarts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 7.57w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419784460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfons Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor at the German newspaper\u003ci\u003e Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e, where he writes the column \"Germany and the World.\" He also contributes to the monthly \u003ci\u003eFrankfurter Allgemeine\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is a fashion expert and was a personal friend of Karl Lagerfeld, and authored \u003ci\u003eKarl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e for Abrams in 2021. \u003cb\u003eSimon Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is a German illustrator and cartoonist. His work is published in the \u003ci\u003eFrankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e, and other newspapers and magazines. Two of his graphic novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eFirst Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) have been translated into English.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alfons Kaiser \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47897158746269,"sku":"9781419784460","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_264d4337-43f5-4405-8095-b4e6c330c7d3.jpg?v=1778003062","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/karl-lagerfeld-an-illustrated-biography-9781419784460","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}