Karl Lagerfeld On Kate Middleton And The Future Of Chanel
We don’t know why we’re surprised Karl Lagerfeld got an early start on publicly vetting bride- and British queen-to-be Kate Middleton. He’s too opinionated to have avoided the question for too long, and hey — all the cool kids are doing it, right?
But while most people have praised the engagement, when Lagerfeld told WWD what he thought of Prince William‘s future wife, he kinda snubbed her before getting around to the compliments and congratulations:
“For the royals, apparently the royal blood is not in demand any longer,” said Karl Lagerfeld, reacting to news of Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton. Not that it’s a bad thing. “Better for the generation to come,” Lagerfeld reasoned. “She is very different from Princess Diana, and seems very well balanced and a happy person. She is chic in a way the position needs. Let’s wait and see.” Lagerfeld, calling Middleton “beautiful and elegant,” also detected a resemblance to Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, “like a younger sister,” he noted.
We applaud his honesty, and it’s sweet that he called her chic. But we’re still cringing from that first bit about Kate not having noble blood. (Also, “let’s wait and see”? What is that supposed to mean?) We may use pluralis majestatis without apology, but we know it doesn’t make us any less common than pennies — and we’ll take this opportunity to remind Mr. Lagerfeld that even though his nickname is “the Kaiser,” he comes from working class stock just like Middleton.
Still, Lagerfeld’s life and work affords him some perks of nobility — including selecting his successor in the kingdom of Chanel. told Numero that he could pick who he liked, and recently he’s had someone in mind.
“I have a contract for life so it all depends on who I would like to hand it to. At the moment I’d say Haider Ackermann.”
Ackermann, of course, was all smiles and exclamation points when he heard the news, and we’re hoping that if he does end up taking over for Lagerfeld, he won’t let his head swell to royal proportions.
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