Karl Lagerfeld one of this century's biggest fashion icons has passed away at age 85 on Tuesday, February 19 in Paris.
From NYTIMES:
Creative director of Chanel since 1983 and Fendi since 1965, and founder of his own line, Mr. Lagerfeld was the definition of a fashion polyglot, able to speak the language of many different brands at the same time (not to mention many languages themselves: he read in English, French, German and Italian).
He was very active in his designing fashion throughout his 80's, and his legacy will live on.