KARL: THE POTENTIAL OF A CITY He is from both here and elsewhere. We know he is German, yet he seems so Parisian. Multiple latitudes coexist within him. The elegance of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the energy and power of a global city like New York or Tokyo, the romantic spirit of Hamburg… Karl Lagerfeld is a designer and a traveller, the kind of man who dreams about the world to better absorb it. The mood of the cities, their colours and their music left a lasting impression on his multifaceted work that could never be reduced to a wardrobe of clothes, no matter how extensive.