A birth announcement was, however, published by his parents in 1933, and the baptismal register in Hamburg also lists him as born in that year, showing that he was born on 10 September 1933. In April 2013, he finally declared that he was born in 1935. In an interview on French television in February 2009, Lagerfeld said that he was 'born neither in 19.' There is also no evidence that his mother Elisabeth Bahlmann, the daughter of a middle-class local politician, called herself 'Elisabeth of Germany.' He was known to insist that no one knows his real birth date. These claims have been conclusively proven to be false, as his father was from Hamburg and spent his entire life in Germany, with no Swedish connection. For example, he claimed that he was born in 1938 to 'Elisabeth of Germany' and Otto Ludwig Lagerfeldt from Sweden. Lagerfeld was known to misrepresent his birth year, claiming to be younger than his actual age, and to misrepresent his parents' background. When Lagerfeld's mother met his father, she was a lingerie saleswoman from Berlin. His family belonged to the Old Catholic Church.

His father owned a company that produced and imported evaporated milk his maternal grandfather, Karl Bahlmann, was a local politician for the Catholic Centre Party. Lagerfeld was born on 10 September 1933 in Hamburg, to Elisabeth (née Bahlmann) and businessman Otto Lagerfeld. Lagerfeld was recognised for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high, starched, detachable collars. Throughout his career he collaborated on a variety of fashion and art-related projects. Lagerfeld was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house's creative output, from designing collections to overseeing advertising campaigns and store displays. Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé, before joining Chanel in 1983. Karl Otto Lagerfeld ( German pronunciation: ( listen) 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer.

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