Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's iconic couturier whose designs had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris.
Karl Lagerfeld
Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld is applauded by Claudia Schiffer, left, and Naomi Campbell at the end of the Chanel 1997 Spring-Summer ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris. Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday, was around 85 years old. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
In this Feb. 14, 2014, photo, fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld poses for photographers in front of his books prior to the start of an exhibition at the museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Karl Lagerfeld 1995
In this October 1995 photo, German designer Karl Lagerfeld joins models, from left, American Cindy Crawford, Canadian Linda Evangelista and Claudia Schiffer of Germany after the presentation of his 1996 spring-summer ready-to-wear fashion collection for Chanel in Paris. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)
Karl Lagerfeld 1996
In this January 1996 file photo, German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld stands with German model Nadja Auermann, left, British model Naomi Campbell, second right, and an unidentified model after the presentation of Chanel's 1996 spring/summer haute couture collection in Paris. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour
In this 2013 file photo, Anna Wintour, left, the editor-in-chief of American Vogue, and designer Karl Lagerfeld sit in a vintage car as they wait to view a movie short of Coco Chanel's return to fashion after closing her house during WWII before the start of Chanel's Metiers d'Art fashion show in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld takes a bow at the end of his Metiers d'Art fashion show on Dec. 10, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges the applause of the audience after presenting Chanel's ready-to-wear fall-winter 2015-2016 fashion collection presented during Paris fashion week. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, Karl Lagerfeld poses for photographers prior to the start of a press conference in Rome. Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the last 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld acknowledges the applause of his models at the end of the show he designed for the French fashion house Chanel for the 1993-94 fall-winter haute couture collection in Paris. At left is top model Claudia Schiffer. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is surrounded by models Linda Evangelista, left, and Naomi Campbell, right, and other models after the presentation of his 1996-97 fall-winter haute couture fashion collection for Chanel in Paris. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)
Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Diana and Elton John
In this 1997 file photo, Diana, Princess of Wales, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and British pop star Elton John attend the memorial mass for Gianni Versace in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Karl Lagerfeld 1985
In this Oct. 5, 1985, file photo, from left, Carla Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld and Maxwell Rabb, U.S. ambassador to Rome, attend the opening of an exhibition at Rome's National Gallery of Modern Art to celebrate the 20-year collaboration between Lagerfeld and Fendi. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)
Chanel
Tourists take snapshots in front of Chanel's headquarters in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, after the news that Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, has died. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard
In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, Karl Lagerfeld and French fashion studio director Virginie Viard pose after the presentation of Chanel's spring/summer 2019 ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Karl Lagerfeld and Tilda Swinton
In this May 4, 2015, file photo, Karl Lagerfeld, right, poses with British actress Tilda Swinton after the presentation of his 2015-2016 Chanel cruise collection at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File )
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld arrives at the end of Chanel's Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2016-2017 fashion collection presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File )
Karl Lagerfeld 1973
In this Nov. 29, 1973, photo German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, left, poses with models in Krefeld, Germany. (Willi Bertram/dpa via AP, file)
Karl Lagerfeld 2015
In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, Karl Lagerfeld, left, and Silvia Venturini Fendi acknowledge the applause of the audience after presenting the Fendi women's Fall-Winter 2015-2016 collection, part of Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is greeted after the Chanel Metiers d'Art fashion show in Dallas on Dec. 10, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)