LYDIA COURTEILLE

The Parisian gemmologist and antique jewellery expert on her relationship with the late fashion designer extraordinaire Karl Lagerfeld

When did you first meet Karl Lagerfeld? I first met Karl in 2001 when he came to visit my shop in Paris. A friend I know through work referred him to me because he knew Karl loved jewellery. What would you talk about? We talked about my jewellery, of course, as well as my background as a specialist for the influential 20th-century designer Suzanne Belperron. What’s your most memorable moment with Karl? When he became one of my jewellery customers in 2006. Do you wear his fashion designs? Yes, I own pieces from the very first collection he ever designed for Chanel. Tell us something we don’t know about Karl. I think that, in order to protect himself from others, he created this persona that was very different from who…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2021

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