Karl Lagerfeld Makes President Sarkozy Feel Like ‘A Drudge’
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Karl Lagerfeld has a crazed, impossible to keep up with, work ethic that could make an Olympian feel like a total slacker (Note: In the time it took us to write this sentence he has probably constructed three collections, shot a few models and put the finishing touches on his autobiography).
And apparently, we’re not alone in our envy. Whilst mingling with France’s most fashionable (and powerful) at the Elysée presidential palace on Thursday, President Nicolas Sarkozy couldn’t help but admire the Herr’s productivity.
From one overachiever to another, he said after presenting the designer with the the Legion of Honor, “I really enjoy your company because next to you, I feel calm, quiet and a bit of a drudge.” Note this statement came from a man known alternatively as “Speedy Sarko,” or “the hyper-President” by the press, disparaged among his elder peers for a habit of shortening state visits in order to get back to work.
Guess, as they say, if you can’t beat em, give em a big shiny medal. Or, in this particular case, a custom creation made to order by the French Mint and Chanel’s high jewelry workshops as a snazzy surprise for the designer. Only for Karl.
Can’t wait until he finds a way to work this one into a collection — a return of the medal?
[via WWD.]
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