This is an archive article published on December 2, 2021
Karl Lagerfeld’s fingerless gloves to go under hammer
The collection of belongings, being auctioned by Sotheby's, has items from his personal wardrobe and the furniture, accessories and art which decorated his many homes.
The artwork "Buste Karl Lagerfeld (2015)" by artist Nicolas Tempe is displayed before the auction of late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s Collection by Sotheby's auction house in Monte-Carlo. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard) Personal belongings of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, including his trademark fingerless leather gloves and the cushions his cat Choupette sat on, are to go on sale in a series of auctions that begin in Monaco this week.
Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, was an icon of the fashion industry, celebrated as much for his distinctive personal style of gloves, sunglasses and ponytail as he was for the fashion he designed for Chanel and other houses.
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The collection of belongings, being auctioned by Sotheby’s, has items from his personal wardrobe and the furniture, accessories and art which decorated his many homes.
Pairs of gloves and a doll depecting late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld are displayed before the auction of Karl Lagerfeld?s Collection by Sotheby’s auction house in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
The artwork “Choupette, 2013” by artist Joana Vasconcelos is displayed before the auction of late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld?s Collection by Sotheby’s auction house in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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