Numro Couture: By Karl Lagerfield and Babeth Djian

(Hardback)

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This book features Karl Lagerfeld's most beautiful photographs of Haute Couture garments shot for French fashion magazine Numero, to celebrate its fifteen years of collaboration with the famous fashion designer. Who else but Lagerfeld could better reveal the timeless and intricate beauty of Haute Couture With all his innate imagination and indulgence, Lagerfeld has immortalized the iconic models of our time within the covers of Numero-Cara Delevingne, Linda Evangelista, Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik, Lara Stone, Stella Tennant, Natalia Vodianova...all these and more have participated in his game, often framed by sumptuous decors worthy of the greatest Hollywood productions. Lagerfeld's spectacular stagings visualize our most daring fantasies of female archetypes, from fairytale princesses to contemporary muses.

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Karl Lagerfeld can also be spotted behind the camera lens as a fashion photographer. For the past 15 years, the 82-year-old German designer has shot haute couture photography for French fashion magazine Numro. From spunky British bombshell Cara Delevingne to Canadian-born supermodel Linda Evangelista, the designer has photographed countless beauties over the years. This recently released book of photos features Lagerfeld's most elaborate couture images for the publication.-- "Real Style"
Karl Lagerfeld has photographed lavish editorials for the French fashion magazine Numro for the past 15 years, capturing muses like Cara Delevingne and Linda Evangelista in an array of haute couture. The book Numro Couture, by Lagerfeld and Numro's founder, Babeth Djian, celebrates the collaboration while showcasing the designer's eye for cinematic stagings -- from Hollywood sets to galactic forests and city streets.--Catie L'Heureux "New York Magazine"

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Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist, and photographer based in Paris.