This week, the industry paid tribute to Karl Lagerfeld and Alessandro Mendini
This week on Dezeen, the legacies of prolific fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and Italian designer Alessandro Mendini were celebrated after the two iconic figures passed away.
Fellow fashion designers including Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour paid their tributes to Lagerfeld, honouring the "creative genius" and "incredible talent" of the designer best known as artistic director of Chanel.
To mark his passing, Dezeen looked back on 12 of his most impressive runway shows, which included transforming Paris' Grand Palais into an enchanted forest, and constructing a recreation of the Eiffel Tower.
Italian designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini dies
The design industry also had to say goodbye to Italian architect, designer and theorist Mendini. As well as serving as editor of Italian design magazines Casabella, Modo and Domus, Mendini designed numerous influential designs including Proust armchair, Groninger Museum and the Anna G corkscrew.
Pierpaolo Piccioli designs puffer evening dresses for Moncler
The fashion world slipped up again this week, as Burberry released an apology for the "insensitive" design of its hoodie with a cord that looked like a noose, which was worn by a model during London Fashion Week.
Also at London Fashion Week there were protests with Vivienne Westwood creating a collection with slogans berating politicians, and action group Extinction Rebellion demonstrating to highlight the environmental impact of the fashio...
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