Parisian jewelry label Nous Sommes makes necklaces with celeb busts as pendants.  They have icons from now (Lady Gaga), the 80s (Michael Jackson), and forever/the future (Karl Lagerfeld).  Here they are in black:

Of the three, Lagerfeld was the one to be photographed wearing his namesake accessory, perhaps because its aesthetic is mostly closely aligned with his.

Karl’s endorsement is coup for a design house.  He put Hedi Slimane in another league when he started wearing Dior Homme circa the 90lbs weight loss.  Lagerfeld’s enthusiasm for Tom Ford‘s menswear gave Ford ammunition against those who dismiss him as a superficial stylist rather than a true designer.  Karl doesn’t hold back the critiques, either, so it’s a hard-earned compliment and one of fashion’s highest honors.

Kind of a sly move to make a Lagerfeld bust and end up with the endorsement.  Karl puts his own image everywhere, as a sort of post ironic self-parody.  A brand has a pretty good shot at winning Karl’s attention with a product in his image.

Makes me want to use a Lagerfeld photo for the upcoming EP’s album art.

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Via Highsnobiety

Tags: Fashion/Design, jewelry, Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Nous Sommes, Paris, Tom Ford