Suzy Menkes and Karl Lagerfeld

Suzy Menkes is one of the most powerful and popular names in Fashion journalism today, and of course Karl Lagerfeld needs no introduction. Here the two come together on stage for the IHT luxury conference, for quite an interesting chat. I absolutely love the Kaizer's frankness and openness and unlike a Tom Ford think it's so cool that he would put his talent most to use in luxury brands that he heads rather than focusing on an eponymous label. Whereas on reading Ford's interview in Vogue which showed off his first ever women's collection, I read with interest his comments on Gucci and couldn't help but feel it was a case of 'biting the hand that feeds you.'
Also you can tell from the interview that Karl Lagerfeld possesses a strong sense of business, which also comes across very strongly in another uberfamous designer, Marc Jacobs. Watching either of their interviews always makes me realize that to be a designer today, not only do you have to have oodles of talent, and bags full of Marketing prowess, you should also be very conscious of the business side of things and always keep your eye on the ball.
Either way, watch the interview above if only to just marvel at the Kaizer!
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