Remembering Karl Lagerfeld's Life in Photos

Lagerfeld fixes the styling of a model's dress.

The fashion designer poses in his Paris home for a photo.

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in his studio in Paris during spring of 1979.

Lagerfeld, then the designer for Chloe, adjusts a model's look.

Lagerfeld dances with Sonia Rykiel.

Karl Lagerfeld fits one of his designs on Ines de la Fressange at Chloe's Paris studio.

A photo of Lagerferld during his first year at Chanel, as he finishes his Haute Couture collection. This Autumn Winter collection will be shown three weeks later.

Another scene from Lagerfeld's first year at Chanel.

Model Jerry Hall and Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel's Spring/Summer haute couture show.

Karl Lagerfeld on the runway, showing Chanel's 1988 Fall/Winter collection in Paris.

Linda Evangelista, Karl Lagerfeld, and Anna Wintour at a fundraiser benefiting AIDS research.

The fashion designer in a sea of press at the Chanel spring show in 1992.

A rare smile from the designer on the runway.

Karl Lagerfeld appears with Cindy Crawford and other models at the Chanel Spring/Summer 1996 ready-to-wear collection presentation.

Another scene of Karl Lagerfeld on the runway, this time at the 1999 Spring/Summer Chanel haute couture show.

Lagerfeld takes a model bride by the hand at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2005 fashion show.

A shot of Lagerfeld's iconic ponytail at Chanel's Spring/Summer 2007 haute couture show.