Karl LAGERFELD - Elisabeth TAYLOR - Original drawing, signed

Karl LAGERFELD (1933 - 2019), German fashion designer, stylist, photographer and illustrator
Elizabeth Taylor (1963 - 1969)

Original drawing, sketch of Elizabeth Taylor's costume signed "Karl" lower right, inscribed and numbered (T-57 Tiziani) upper left, annotation in English, in blue pen, in lower margin: "white chiffon dress "in the style that actresses of the 18th century used to wear to play "greek tragedies" and in pencil "Elizabeth Taylor".

Ink and watercolor on cardboard.
Dimensions: 50.2 x 21.6 cm
Source: Tiziani Archives

From 1963 to 1969, Karl Lagerfeld made his debut as a couturier in the Italian house Tiziani, run by the American designer Evans Richard. Six years of intense creations and collections for Italian women and prestigious clients of the brand such as Elizabeth Taylor, Gina Lollobrigida, Princess Borghese and Doris Duke. This collaboration was a real success that propelled Karl Lagerfeld to the forefront of the haute couture scene.

Lagerfeld's original drawings are very rare. Indeed, the designer always hated keeping his sketches, which he systematically threw in the trash after use: "I throw everything away. The most important object in a house is the trash! I don't keep any of my archives, no sketches, no photographs, no clothes, nothing!" (Interview with the New Yorker, 2007)

Dimensions :
- Height : 50,2 cm
- Width : 21,6 cm