Kaia Gerber Designs an Insta-Bait Capsule Collection With Karl Lagerfeld

Here’s an understatement: Kaia Gerber has proven herself pretty adept at wearing clothes. (Naturally: Her mom is Cindy Crawford.) Now, like the Hadids and Jenners before her, she’s making the time-honored pivot into designing them. But this is no standard merch. The 16-year-old supermodel has netted herself one of the biggest-name collaborators out there: Karl Lagerfeld, who has been one of her most ardent boosters in the industry. The resulting collection is an equal mix of their signature styles—Gerber’s Instagram-friendly California casual (cropped hoodies, cutout dresses) and Lagerfeld’s hard-edged traditionalism (nipped-in blazers and fingerless gloves). Because Karl doesn’t do understated, expect the celebration to kick off with buzzy launch events in New York, L.A., and Paris.

Choice Pieces

The model-off-duty look meets strict Kaiser chic.

Courtesy of the Designer

Courtesy of the Designer

Courtesy of the Designer

Courtesy of the Designer

This article originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of ELLE.

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