Daily Front Row

2010 September 7

Lagerfeld Collection Show Cancelled

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(NEW YORK) Between his Couture Council appearance in New York this week, his Fendi show in Milan, and the Chanel show in Paris, Karl Lagerfeld already has a full fashion month schedule (not to mention the Paris unveiling of his Hogan collection on October 2). But Lagerfeld is cutting back his itinerary by one (albeit significant) event: the showing of his eponymous line, Lagerfeld Collection, in Paris. Scheduled for October 3, the brand announced today that the show has been cancelled.

According to a Lagerfeld spokeswoman, though the line itself won’t be shuttered, it will be taking a new direction, described as “masstige.” The new, more commercial line is said to be ready for the Fall 2011 season (production and distribution are still being finalized), and will be sold online. Karl himself will be less involved in the new collection, but don’t worry; with Fendi, Chanel, and presumably the other myriad projects the designer likes to take on, he’ll be sure to keep himself busy.