Some of the biggest names in fashion were in attendance to honor the life and legacy ofKarl Lagerfeldon Thursday.
For the reading, Delevingne, 26, who recently went public with herrelationship with Ashley Benson, wore a pink feathered dress as she recited several verses from Colette’s writings about cats. Behind her, images of Lagerfeld’s pet cat Burmese Choupette was shown on the screen to the whole audience.
ActressHelen Mirren, who was good friends with Lagerfeld, paid tribute with excerpts from “The World According to Karl,” a book of quotes that he published in 2018. The commemoration was done with musical assistance from violinist Charlie Siem.
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Tilda Swintonjoined the memorial, dressed in tweed peplum jacket and bloomers as she read a line from Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” another one of Lagerfeld’s favorites.
“Clothes wear us and not we them,” she told the crowd, according to WWD. “They change our view of the world, and the world’s view of us.”
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Pharrell Williamspaid his respects to Lagerfeld as well and joined many of the fashion stars onstage to honor him as they all held hands in a line and performed for the crowd.
(L-R) Lang Lang, Cara Delevingne, Lil Buck, Robert Carsen, Tilda Swinton, Pharell Williams and Helen Mirren.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
Ahead of his death, Lagerfeld was very clear in how he would like to be honored. He wished to have hisashes mixed with his mother’s and his late partner, Jacques de Bascher’sand did not want to have a funeral ceremony.
Lagerfeld’sfinal Chanel showtook place in March, which Delevingne, as well as a number of other famous faces, walked the runway in celebration of the last show.
The event was also held at the Grand Palais, featuring a transformative set decorated as a glamorous winter ski wonderland and filled with touching tributes.
A note with a sketch that Lagerfeld drew of himself and Chanel founder, Coco Chanel, with the words, “The beat goes on…” was placed on each attendees’ seat. And a minute of silence was observed before the show began.
Many famous faces came out to celebrate and honor Lagerfeld, includingPenelope Cruz,Janelle Monae,Kristen StewartandNaomi Campbell.
source: people.com
