Karl Lagerfeld

The 3,800 sq. ft. Greek Revival-style brick house dates back to 1850. Amenities include a small apple orchard, a couple of pear trees, a paneled library and an awesome view of the nearby lake. Lagerfeld paid just over $500,000 to acquire it. 

Ever since Karl arrived in Paris from his native Hamburg, he has lived in more than 20 residences before finally settling in this plush apartment that is a symbol of luxury and opulence. 

Karl Lagerfeld finally managed to sell off his high end apartment on January 2013. Karl’s home was purchased by investment banker Sebastian Barrack for a reported price tag of $4.5 million. The Chanel designer had first put up the apartment for sale on 2011 and was expecting at least $6.5 million out of the transaction. But the depressed economic environment meant there were no takers for such a high value property and no one came forward to acquire it. This forced Lagerfeld to accept a loss of over $2 million and sell off the home at a considerable loss. Incidentally, Karl had acquired the apartment in 2006 after paying $6.75 million. Interestingly, the house was vacant all these years since Karl never moved in after purchasing it. Poor natural lighting has been listed as one of the drawbacks of the house and property experts reckon the monthly maintenance tab to be somewhere near to the $7,500 mark.

Location: The apartment is situated on the upmarket Gramercy Park neighborhood of New York City.

Accommodation: The apartment possesses 2,200 square feet of total living space and contains three bedrooms, living room, dining area, a chef’s kitchen equipped with high end electronic appliances and a bathroom. An entry foyer leads the way to the home which offers fantastic views of New York City.

Features: The house sports a minimalist décor and is largely devoid of furnishings. Most of its walls had been given a white paint job. The bedrooms feature hardwood flooring and the kitchen boasts of cherry wood paneling. The bathroom has been equipped with a separate shower, a big soaking tub and a double vanity sink. The apartment offers exclusive access to one of the last remaining private parks in New York.

Neighborhood: Hollywood actress Julia Roberts owns a penthouse in Karl’s neighborhood.

Karl Lagerfeld loves books. In fact, the designer has collaborated with Geza Schön, a perfumer from Berlin, to create a scent directly inspired by the smell of ink on paper. The fragrance called Paper Passion, is said to come in a package resembling a hardcover book.

The fashion bigwig owns this classy set of wheels which costs a million dollars more than a regular Maybach. The quasi-convertible Landaulet boasts an opulent cabin, under which a current of colossal power flows.

The Drophead Coupé is a casual interpretation of the classic 1930s Rolls-Royce design. The man who is known to reinvent himself and a slew of fashion houses finally has a match as formidable as himself.

St. Tropez’ is located in the southeastern France on the French Riviera, and it is known today for its famous and extremely wealthy summertime guests. Karl is one of them as St. Tropez’ is one of his favorite destinations

Karl Lagerfield has lent his support to the The Save Japan! Project. He along with many other celebrities, like Lady Gaga and Gwyneth Paltrow, have contributed sketches and personal notes of support that will feature on a line of ten t-shirts that will benefit the Japanese Red Cross to aid in recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Karl Lagerfeld owns a white furry kitten "Choupette" which he has bought recently. The one-year old cat has three maids at her service always, and she travels with Karl on his private jet.

The fashion mogul tweeted the picture of the kitten sitting quietly in his bathroom. 

Karl Lagerfeld collaborated with the well-known toy making company Steiff to make a Karl Lagerfeld Steiff Teddy Bear for the latter’s 125th anniversary. The collaboration came up with a limited number of teddy bear i.e. only 2500 pieces.The price of the teddy is $2,080

 Karl Lagerfeld and Lady Gaga, who were spotted with a white gold ipad. Karl took a picture of green hair Gaga form the Gold iPad

Karl Lagerfeld has partnered with German luxury safe maker Döttling to create the ultimate safe to keep your designer possessions. Karl will be keeping the first model of the range. The bespoke safe titled “Narcissus,” stands six-feet tall and less than a foot deep with stainless steel body, sheathed in high-gloss chrome-plated aluminum for an invincible build. 

Karl is known for his love for bespoke trunks. His collection features a custom Louis Vuitton iPod carrying case that is designed to hold his collection of 20 iPods, one charger, JBL iPod speakers and a subwoofer. The LV monogram have Lagerfeld’s initials inscribed near the handle and, the trunk is made in trademark Taiga black leather with a microfiber interior. 

Everything around this dynamic designer reflects class and elegance. Even his gadgets include the classiest ones available in the form of Apple products.