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Karl Lagerfeld, the celebrated fashion designer, recently managed to pull off a triumph most of his fellow creators would take little pride in: his own appearance attracted far more attention than his latest couture range at the Paris Fashion Week. For the Chanel show, complementing the customary — black gloves and black sunglasses — was a wispy white beard. Though probably unintended, Lagerfeld’s facial hair was a passionate topic of discussion — the clothes on the ramp, for once, seemed like a nugatory add-on.
Lagerfeld will turn 85 in September, but age is clearly not slowing him down, certainly not when
