Seeing Karl Lagerfeld without his dark glasses is like seeing the Statue of Liberty without her crown, or Carmen Miranda without her fruit hat. The inscrutable Chanel designer's sunglasses are as much a feature of his tanned face as his white hair, his strong nose or his mouth.
Rarely is the 77-year-old creative director seen without his trademark eyewear, whether fending off flash bulbs at fashion shows, or at work in his atelier.
Today though, as he holidayed in St Tropez, the German designer was spotted in a moment of rare vulnerability as he removed his sunglasses while eating in a cafe with his bodyguard.
Incredibly, it was the first time many but the most ardent Lagerfeld fans had seen him without his glasses (he revealed his eyes once before, when sketching on camera for the documentary Lagerfeld Confidential).
But while he may have slipped off his spectacles, there was no chance the notoriously well-dressed Lagerfeld would relax his self-imposed strict dress code, despite the balmy temperatures.
His monochromatic outfit of tuxedo trousers and immaculately tailored jacket - finished with a flourish with those dark glasses - remains virtually unchanged through the years, and has come to be almost as iconic as the interlocking Cs of the Chanel logo.
Even in the sweltering heat, when fellow catwalk mavens Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli would long have stripped down to their Speedos, Karl remained as poised as ever - the perfect ambassador for the label he helms.
KARL LAGERFELD: A CREATURE OF HABIT
Rarely is the 77-year-old creative director seen without his trademark eyewear, whether fending off flash bulbs at fashion shows, or at work in his atelier.
Bright eyes: Karl Lagerfeld is spotted in a rare moment without his trademark dark glasses
Incredibly, it was the first time many but the most ardent Lagerfeld fans had seen him without his glasses (he revealed his eyes once before, when sketching on camera for the documentary Lagerfeld Confidential).
But while he may have slipped off his spectacles, there was no chance the notoriously well-dressed Lagerfeld would relax his self-imposed strict dress code, despite the balmy temperatures.
His monochromatic outfit of tuxedo trousers and immaculately tailored jacket - finished with a flourish with those dark glasses - remains virtually unchanged through the years, and has come to be almost as iconic as the interlocking Cs of the Chanel logo.
Even in the sweltering heat, when fellow catwalk mavens Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli would long have stripped down to their Speedos, Karl remained as poised as ever - the perfect ambassador for the label he helms.
KARL LAGERFELD: A CREATURE OF HABIT
Inscrutable: Karl Lagerfeld's uniform of monochrome suit, sunglasses and studded leather driving gloves is almost unchanging - whatever the weather
There it is again: Receiving applause on the Chanel catwalk - only the bow tie and waistcoat hint at variety
Karl knows what works: Different sunglasses, different ties... same monochromatic look
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