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Before Chanel, before Fendi — Karl Lagerfeld learned couture under the house that defined Parisian discipline. Long before Karl Lagerfeld became the architect of modern Chanel, he was a young designer absorbing the strict, sculptural discipline of Pierre Balmain — one of the great post‑war couturiers. Their relationship wasn’t just professional. It was formative. Balmain shaped Lagerfeld’sContinue reading “Karl Lagerfeld x Balmain”