https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld was cremated in France on Friday, fulfilling his last wishes following his death this week at the age of 85, the magazine Closer reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20190223/fashion-icon-karl-lagerfeld-cremated-in-france Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:47:54 +0100 fashion-icon-karl-lagerfeld-cremated-in-france German designer Karl Lagerfeld, based in Paris from the 1950s until his death Tuesday, described himself as a "European", hailing the interwar Germany he never knew as a "spiritual homeland" that was destroyed under Nazism. https://www.thelocal.de/20190219/european-lagerfeld-saw-1920s-germany-as-spiritual-homeland Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:18:57 +0100 european-lagerfeld-saw-1920s-germany-as-spiritual-homeland Designer Karl Lagerfeld was not just fashion's great survivor, he was also one of its most wicked wits. https://www.thelocal.de/20190219/karl-lagerfeld-in-his-own-words Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:29:59 +0100 karl-lagerfeld-in-his-own-words Superstar German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel, has died aged 85 in Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20190219/karl-lagerfeld-chanels-creative-director-dies-aged-85-in-paris Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:27:34 +0100 karl-lagerfeld-chanels-creative-director-dies-aged-85-in-paris Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who has made no secret of his disdain for Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to allow some one million migrants into Germany, has said he might have to renounce his German citizenship over the issue. https://www.thelocal.de/20180510/lagerfeld-may-drop-german-citizenship-over-migrant-welcome Thu, 10 May 2018 15:21:13 +0200 lagerfeld-may-drop-german-citizenship-over-migrant-welcome Top German designer Karl Lagerfeld - notorious for making catty comments on the appearance of other celebrities - has gone relatively easy on Chancellor Angela Merkel, even complimenting her “beautiful blue eyes.” https://www.thelocal.de/20120226/40983 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:33:00 +0100 40983 Notoriously snarky German couturier Karl Lagerfeld hailed Kate Middleton's royal wedding dress Friday, describing the Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton gown as "elegant and chic." https://www.thelocal.de/20110429/34707 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:12:00 +0200 34707