MILAN The launch of Milan Fashion Week coincided with the sad news that one of the greatest designers of the 20th and 21st centuries had passed away. As Creative Director of one of the world’s biggest fashion houses, Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld’s loss was always going to be felt even more acutely at its show in Paris. Yet, at Fendi, as Creative Director since 1967, he had reinvented their fur line, leaving the house with a long-lasting legacy, which exhibited how this German desig

It does sound slightly disrespectful calling this article a February ‘round-up’ when opening with the death of one of the world’s most talented fashion designers. To merely add him to a ‘round up’ article falls short of properly justifying why this icon will be so missed. Karl Lagerfeld, creative director at Chanel, Fendi and his own label, passed away at the age of 85 from pancreatic cancer on 19 February. Recognised for his signature white hair, neat ponytail, black sunglas