biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2009) Karl Lagerfeld Lagerfeld at the Red Cross Ball in Monaco, August 2005 Born September 10, 1933 (1933-09-10) (age 77) Hamburg, Germany Nationality German Labels Karl Lagerfeld Chanel Fendi Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg) is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris, France. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld helms his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi..