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Karl Lagerfeld in photos: The life of a fashion pioneer

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Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion visionary and creative director of Chanel, has died, the company told CNN Tuesday. <br /><br />Here, Lagerfeld greets the public after the Chanel Spring-Summer haute couture collection show in Paris, in January 2010.
Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion visionary and creative director of Chanel, has died, the company told CNN Tuesday.

Here, Lagerfeld greets the public after the Chanel Spring-Summer haute couture collection show in Paris, in January 2010.
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Lagerfeld is photographed after winning the coats category in a design competition sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat in 1954.
Lagerfeld is photographed after winning the coats category in a design competition sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat in 1954.
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Lagerfeld pictured in his Paris apartment in 1974.
Lagerfeld pictured in his Paris apartment in 1974.
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Lagerfeld visits Japan in 1977.
Lagerfeld visits Japan in 1977.
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Lagerfeld after the Chanel Autumn-Winter 1984 show.
Lagerfeld after the Chanel Autumn-Winter 1984 show.
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Lagerfeld poses with models after the Chanel Autumn-Winter 1985 show.
Lagerfeld poses with models after the Chanel Autumn-Winter 1985 show.
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Lagerfeld with French model Inès de la Fressange ahead of the Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1987 show.
Lagerfeld with French model Inès de la Fressange ahead of the Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1987 show.
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Lagerfeld poses with model Claudia Schiffer in 1992.
Lagerfeld poses with model Claudia Schiffer in 1992.
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Lagerfeld wears a tuxedo with a large bow tie, accompanied by Vogue publisher, Anna Wintour, at the 12th annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards ceremony in New York in 1993.
Lagerfeld wears a tuxedo with a large bow tie, accompanied by Vogue publisher, Anna Wintour, at the 12th annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards ceremony in New York in 1993.
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Karl Lagerfeld, followed by German model Claudia Schiffer, at Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1995 show.
Karl Lagerfeld, followed by German model Claudia Schiffer, at Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1995 show.
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Lagerfeld fans himself during Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1999 haute couture show.
Lagerfeld fans himself during Chanel's Autumn-Winter 1999 haute couture show.
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Lagerfeld greets the crowd at the end of the Spring-Summer 2005 Chanel show.
Lagerfeld greets the crowd at the end of the Spring-Summer 2005 Chanel show.
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Lagerfeld at the opening of his exhibition "Karl Lagerfeld - Photografies" in Apolda, Germany.
Lagerfeld at the opening of his exhibition "Karl Lagerfeld - Photografies" in Apolda, Germany.
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Lagerfeld at a press preview of "Chanel", an exhibition of the history of the fashion House of Chanel, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005.
Lagerfeld at a press preview of "Chanel", an exhibition of the history of the fashion House of Chanel, at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005.
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Lagerfeld walks the runway at the end of the Chanel Autumn-Winter 2006 show.
Lagerfeld walks the runway at the end of the Chanel Autumn-Winter 2006 show.
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Lagerfeld pictured at the end of the Chanel Spring-Summer 2007 show.
Lagerfeld pictured at the end of the Chanel Spring-Summer 2007 show.
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Lagerfeld attends a Berlin photocall to promote the movie "Lagerfeld Confidential" in 2007.
Lagerfeld attends a Berlin photocall to promote the movie "Lagerfeld Confidential" in 2007.
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Lagerfeld acknowledges the public at the end of Chanel's Autumn-Winter 2007 show.
Lagerfeld acknowledges the public at the end of Chanel's Autumn-Winter 2007 show.
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Lagerfeld poses at the opening of his "Little Black Jacket" exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2012.
Lagerfeld poses at the opening of his "Little Black Jacket" exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2012.
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Lagerfeld walks the Chanel runway after the brand's Spring-Summer 2014 show.
Lagerfeld walks the Chanel runway after the brand's Spring-Summer 2014 show.
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Lagerfeld, surrounded by models, walks the runway after the protest-themed Spring-Summer 2015 Chanel show.
Lagerfeld, surrounded by models, walks the runway after the protest-themed Spring-Summer 2015 Chanel show.
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Lagerfeld attends the Dior Menswear Autumn-Winter 2016 show in Paris.
Lagerfeld attends the Dior Menswear Autumn-Winter 2016 show in Paris.
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Lagerfeld waves from the runway of the Chanel show during Paris Fashion in October 2018.
Lagerfeld waves from the runway of the Chanel show during Paris Fashion in October 2018.
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