Karl Lagerfeld’s one-liners were often as memorable as his designs: inspiring, motivational and often, news-making. . . . . . . . #wwdfashion #karllagerfeld #ripkarllagerfeld

Today we honor an icon, Karl Lagerfeld. Read WWD’s tribute to the late designer, whose prolific career has influenced fashion and culture overall for the last 60 years. Link in bio. #wwdfashion #karllagerfeld

Following the news of Karl Lagerfeld’s passing, Chanel said it has appointed studio director Virginie Viard to continue the legendary designer's work. Follow WWD.com for the latest updates. . . . . #wwdnews #chanel #karllagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld has died in Paris. The designer, one of the most prolific, admired and multi-talented fashion figures of the modern age, worked tirelessly until the end, giving instructions to his teams for the Fendi fall ready-to-wear collection, due to take place in Milan on Thursday. . . . . #wwdnews #karllagerfeld

“For me, it’s an ode to England,” said Matty Bovan speaking of his fall collection. The designer, who is based outside York, touted his use of local wool, his work with artisans, and collaborations with the likes of Liberty, Stephen Jones on hats and Katie Hillier on key rings, scrunchies and bows. And what a tribute it was — a wild-eyed, big-hearted hug for a country that’s feeling a little battered ahead of its exit from the European Union. Report: Samantha Conti 📸: @kukukuba . . . . #wwdfashion #mattybovan #londonfashionweek #lfw #backstage

About last night: @natasupernova backstage @marykatrantzou. 📸: @kukukuba . . . . #wwdfashion #londonfashionweek #marykatrantzou #nataliavodianova #lfw

Hussein Chalayan, one of fashion’s great storytellers and conceptual creators, is celebrating his 25th year in the business. Here, his seminal telescopic coffee table skirt, which transforms from furniture into fashion. Report: Samantha Conti 📸: Christopher Moore ELTD . . . . . #wwdfashion #lfw #husseinchalayan

Nelson Mandela’s sneakers have come back home to South Africa. The late South African president and global icon of freedom, affectionately known as Madiba, walked out of the notorious Robben Island prison in 1990 after a total of 27 years of incarceration and hard labor wearing a pair of white tennis shoes, U.S. size 10, with the Hi-Tec logo in blue. “They were a classic design of tennis shoes called Hi-Tec Wimbledon, given to Mandela by his then wife Winnie Mandela,” recalled Frank van Wezel, chairman of the Netherlands-based multinational sports footwear and apparel company. When the sneakers came up for auction in 1996 to benefit the Nelson Mandela Foundation, van Wezel wasted no time putting in the winning bid for the pair. They were scruffy and worn but no less significant. “Our shoes were on the feet of the person who had written ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ on the day that he was finally liberated. His walk started with our sneakers. There was so much history in that one pair of sneakers. And humor, too. Because there were certainly no tennis courts on Robben Island! But Mandela always had a playful sense of humor.” In December last year, van Wezel felt it was time to return the sneakers to their rightful home after being on display at the Hi-Tec Amsterdam flagship. He chose to put the sneakers on permanent display under a glass case at the storefront window of the new Stellenbosch store, a university town in the Cape Winelands two hours away from Cape Town. The words “STEP INTO GREATNESS” beckon to passersby. The reaction from the public has been “sensational.” Stellenbosch is home to around 40,000 students, and van Wezel said that students have walked into the store and asked, “are they really Madiba’s shoes? ‘We didn’t know he was wearing quite modern sneakers,’ they’d say, ‘since he was an old man.’ But what they don’t realize is that he was a young man once; in fact he was quite young when he entered Robben Island. He was only 45.” Report: @bambina_o_ . . . . . #wwdnews #nelsonmandela

Roses on roses at Alice + Olivia. 🥀 📸: @liz_devine . . . . #wwdfashion #nyfw #aliceandolivia #valentineday