Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel and who is a close friend of G-dragon, died today in Paris at the age of 85.
Karl Lagerfeld is one of the iconic fashion trendsetters worldwide. He was known as a legend in the fashion industry even in the 90’s. He started his fashion journey at the age of 22.
In K-pop, Karl Lagerfeld has always been a close friend of Bigbang’s G-dragon.
In 2015, Chanel tweeted a group photo of G-dragon, Karl Lagerfeld, along with the other renowned international artists Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore, Lily Collins, and more.
“All the people you see here are friends. They all loved the idea” Karl Lagerfeld #ChanelCerclePrivé
Also, in 2016, Karl Lagerfeld personally took all the photos of G-Dragon for the 20th anniversary of Vogue.
During Chanel’s fashion shows, Karl Lagerfeld always sends YG Entertainment’s artist an invite to their private fashion shows.
G-Dragon always gets the front row seat whenever he’s attending Chanel’s fashion show in Paris.
Aside from G-Dragon, other artists who are also close to Karl Lagerfeld are Bigbang TOP and Taeyang, 2ne1’s CL and Korean actress, Park Shin Hye.
Chanel announced the sad news on their official Instagram account: