110 Looks From the Archives That Made It From the Runway to The Met’s Karl Lagerfeld Show

The Artisanal Line.

The Artisanal Line.

Photo: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Many of the looks in “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” will be familiar to keen runway watchers who saw them first on Style.com or Vogue Runway. We’re continually expanding our archive, to include not only the latest shows but archival ones as well. With millions of images at hand, we were able to collect some of the debuts of designs, signed Karl Lagerfeld, that are now on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Premieres d’Ateliers

Fendi fall 2012 readytowear

Fendi, fall 2012 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Fendi fall 1993 readytowear

Fendi, fall 1993 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
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Fendi, fall 2018 couture

Photo: Kim WestonArnold / Indigital.tv
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Fendi, spring 2013 ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
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Fendi, spring 2013 ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Chanel Spring 2019 Couture

Chanel, spring 2019 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Karl Lagerfeld fall 2010 readytowear

Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2010 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira / FirstView.com
Karl Lagerfeld fall 2008 readytowear

Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2008 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira

Feminine Line/Masculine Line

Feminine Line Chanel fall 2004 couture

Feminine Line, Chanel, fall 2004 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Feminine Line Chanel fall 2004 couture

Feminine Line, Chanel, fall 2004 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Human Person Robe Fashion Gown Wedding and Evening Dress

Explosion, Chanel, spring 2018 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
Masculine Line Chanel spring 1995 couture

Masculine Line, Chanel, spring 1995 couture

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
This image may contain Human Person Clothing Hat Apparel Gown Robe Evening Dress Fashion Shoe and Footwear

Masculine Line, Chanel, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
Masculine Line Chanel spring 2005 couture

Masculine Line, Chanel, spring 2005 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Masculine Line Chanel fall 2002 couture

Masculine Line, Chanel, fall 2002 couture

Photo: Style.com
Masculine Line Chanel fall 2003 couture

Masculine Line, Chanel, fall 2003 couture

Photo: Style.com

Romantic Line/Military Line

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Romantic Line, Chanel, pre-fall 2015

Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
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Romantic Line, Chanel

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Romantic Line, Chanel, pre-fall 2015

Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com
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Romantic Line, Chanel, fall 2016 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
Romantic Line Chanel spring 1995 couture

Romantic Line, Chanel, spring 1995 couture

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
Explosion Chanel fall 2003 readytowear

Explosion, Chanel, fall 2003 ready-to-wear

Photo: Style.com
Military Line Fendi fall 2006 readytowear

Military Line, Fendi, fall 2006 ready-to-wear

Photo: Courtesy of Fendi

Rococo Line/Classical Line

Rococo Line Chanel fall 1996 readytowear

Rococo Line, Chanel, fall 1996 ready-to-wear

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
Rococo Line Chanel fall 1996 couture

Rococo Line, Chanel, fall 1996 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Rococo Line Chanel prefall 2012

Rococo Line, Chanel, pre-fall 2012

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Jacket Coat Footwear Shoe Sunglasses Accessories Accessory Human and Person

Rococo Line, Chanel, pre-fall 2019

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Explosion Chanel prefall 2010

Explosion, Chanel, pre-fall 2010

Photo: Courtesy of Chanel
Classical Line Fendi spring 1993 readytowear

Classical Line, Fendi, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
This image may contain Human Person Skirt Clothing Apparel Fashion Runway Naomi Campbell Evening Dress and Gown

Classical Line, Chanel, spring 1995 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Classical Line Chanel fall 2009 couture

Classical Line, Chanel, fall 2009 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / Gorunway.com
Classical Line Chanel spring 1993 couture

Classical Line, Chanel, spring 1993 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Evening Dress Fashion Gown Robe Human and Person

Classical Line, Chanel, resort 2018

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Historical Line/Futuristic Line

Historical Line Chanel spring 2005 couture

Historical Line, Chanel, spring 2005 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Image may contain Clothing Apparel Human Person Dress Runway Female Fashion Evening Dress Gown and Robe

Explosion, Chanel, fall 2013 couture

Yannis Vlamos / InDigital | GoRunway
Futuristic Line Fendi fall 2002 readytowear

Futuristic Line, Fendi, fall 2002 ready-to-wear

Photo: JB Villareal/Shoot Digital for STYLE.com
Image may contain Clothing Coat Apparel Lindsey Wixson Human Person Runway and Sleeve

Futuristic Line, Chanel, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / indigital.tv
Futuristic Line Fendi fall 2003 readytowear

Futuristic Line, Fendi, fall 2003 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Sleeve Human Person Long Sleeve Blanca Padilla Fashion and Evening Dress

Futuristic Line, Chanel, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Kim WestonArnold / Indigi
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Futuristic Line, Chanel, spring 2014 couture

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com
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Futuristic Line, Fendi, fall 2014 ready-to-wear

Marcus Tondo / Indigitalimages.com

Ornamental Line/Structural Line

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Ornamental Line, Fendi, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Ornamental Line, Fendi, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Ornamental Line, Chanel, spring 2019 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Ornamental Line Chanel fall 2010 couture

Ornamental Line, Chanel, fall 2010 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com
This image may contain Helmet Clothing Apparel Runway Human Person and Fashion

Ornamental Line, Chanel, spring 2019 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Ornamental Line Chanel fall 1993 couture

Ornamental Line, Chanel, fall 1993 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Ornamental Line Chanel fall 2006 couture

Ornamental Line, Chanel, fall 2006 couture

Photo: Style.com
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Explosion, Chanel, fall 2014 couture

Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com
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Structural Line, Chanel, spring 2016 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com
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Structural Line, Chanel, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Structural Line, Chanel, spring 2016 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com
Image may contain Clothing Sleeve Apparel Long Sleeve Human Person Dress Hat Coat Overcoat Helmet and Footwear

Structural Line, Chanel, fall 2017 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Human Person Female Dress Woman and Footwear

Structural Line, Chanel, spring 2018 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Chanel, fall 2017 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Canonical Line/Countercultural Line

Canonical Line Chanel fall 1996 couture

Canonical Line, Chanel, fall 1996 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Canonical Line Chanel spring 1996 couture

Canonical Line, Chanel, spring 1996 couture

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
Canonical Line Chanel fall 1996 couture

Canonical Line, Chanel, fall 1996 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Canonical Line Chanel fall 1996 couture

Canonical Line, Chanel, fall 1996 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Canonical Line Fendi fall 2005 readytowear

Canonical Line, Fendi, fall 2005 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
This image may contain Human Person Fashion Runway Clothing Hat and Apparel

Countercultural Line, Chanel, spring 1994 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
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Countercultural Line, Chanel, fall 1994 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
This image may contain Human Person Clothing Apparel Claudia Schiffer and Sleeve

Countercultural Line, Chanel, spring 1994 ready-to-wear

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
Countercultural Line Chanel spring 2011 readytowear

Countercultural Line, Chanel, spring 2011 ready-to-wear

Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Footwear Shoe Human Person Sunglasses Accessories Accessory and Sleeve

Countercultural Line, Chanel, resort 2019

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
Countercultural Line Chanel fall 2011 readytowear

Countercultural Line, Chanel, fall 2011 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Artisanal Line/Mechanical Line

Artisanal Line Chanel spring 2009 couture

Artisanal Line, Chanel, spring 2009 couture

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / ImaxTree
Artisanal Line Chanel spring 2006 couture

Artisanal Line, Chanel, spring 2006 couture

Photo: Style.com
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Artisanal Line, Chanel spring 1997 couture

Photo: Condé Nast Archive
This image may contain Dress Clothing Apparel Human Person Female and Lace

Artisanal Line, Fendi, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
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Artisanal Line, Fendi, fall 2017 couture

Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv
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Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
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Explosion, Chanel, fall 2014 couture

Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Sleeve Human Person Long Sleeve Sunglasses Accessories Accessory and Skirt

Mechanical Line, Chanel, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
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Mechanical Line, Chanel, fall 2015 couture

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com
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Mechanical Line, Fendi, fall 2019 ready-to-wear

Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Mechanical Line Fendi spring 2009 readytowear

Mechanical Line, Fendi, spring 2009 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
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Mechanical Line, Chanel, spring 2013 couture

Marcus Tondo / InDigitalteam | GoRunway
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Mechanical Line, Chanel, fall 2014 couture

Kim Weston Arnold / Indigitalimages.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Sleeve Hat Long Sleeve Human Person Female Runway Dress and Woman

Mechanical Line, Chanel, fall 2018 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Floral Line/Geometric Line

Floral Line Fendi spring 2009 readytowear

Floral Line, Fendi, spring 2009 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Floral Line Chanel spring 2010 couture

Floral Line, Chanel, spring 2010 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / Gorunway.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Fashion Gown Evening Dress Robe Human Person Wedding Gown Wedding and Dress

Floral Line, Fendi, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
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Floral Line, Fendi fall 2017 couture

Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv
Floral Line Chanel fall 2012 couture

Floral Line, Chanel, fall 2012 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
This image may contain Clothing Apparel Human Person Audience Crowd Robe Evening Dress Gown Fashion Plant and Shoe

Floral Line, Chanel, fall 2005 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Floral Line Chanel spring 2015 couture

Floral Line, Chanel, spring 2015 couture

Photo: Kim WestonArnold / Indigitalimages.com
Image may contain Clothing Apparel Hat Skirt Human Person Evening Dress Gown Robe Fashion and Female

Explosion, Chanel, fall 2017 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv
Geometric Line Lagerfeld Gallery spring 2004 readytowear

Geometric Line, Lagerfeld Gallery, spring 2004 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Geometric Line Chanel fall 2003 couture

Geometric Line, Chanel, fall 2003 couture

Photo: Style.com
Geometric Line Chanel fall 2008 readytowear

Geometric Line, Chanel, fall 2008 ready-to-wear

Photo: Daniele Oberrauch / imaxtree.com
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Geometric Line, Chanel, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Figurative Line/Abstract Line

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Figurative Line, Fendi, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
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Figurative Line, Fendi, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
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Figurative Line, Fendi, fall 2016 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / indigitl.tv
Figurative Line Chlo fall 1994 readytowear

Figurative Line, Chloé, fall 1994 ready-to-wear

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
Image may contain Human Person Clothing Apparel Footwear Shoe Fashion Evening Dress Gown and Robe

Explosion, Fendi, fall 2017 couture

Photo: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv
Abstract Line Fendi fall 2000 readytowear

Abstract Line, Fendi, fall 2000 ready-to-wear

Photo: Photo: JB Villareal / Shoot Digital for Style.com
Fendi spring 2008 readytowear

Fendi, spring 2008 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Image may contain Clothing Apparel Dress Human Person Female and Blouse

Abstract Line, Chanel, spring 2014, ready-to-wear

Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com
Abstract Line Fendi fall 2000 readytowear

Abstract Line, Fendi, fall 2000 ready-to-wear

Photo: Photo: JB Villareal / Shoot Digital for Style.com

The Satirical Line

Satirical Line Chlo spring 1996 readytowear

Satirical Line, Chloé, spring 1996 ready-to-wear

Photo: Guy Marineau / Condé Nast Archive
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Satirical Line, Fendi, fall 2014, ready-to-wear

Satirical Line Fendi fall 2014 readytowear

Satirical Line, Fendi, fall 2014, ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcus Tondo / Indigitalimages.com
Satirical Line Karl Lagerfeld spring 2009 readytowear

Satirical Line, Karl Lagerfeld, spring 2009 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Satirical Line Karl Lagerfeld fall 2008 readytowear

Satirical Line, Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2008 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Satirical Line Karl Lagerfeld fall 2004 readytowear

Satirical Line, Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2004 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Satirical Line Karl Lagerfeld fall 2004 readytowear

Satirical Line, Karl Lagerfeld, fall 2004 ready-to-wear

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Satirical Line Chanel spring 2004 couture

Satirical Line, Chanel, spring 2004 couture

Photo: Marcio Madeira
Satirical Line Chanel fall 2011 couture

Satirical Line, Chanel, fall 2011 couture

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com
Satirical Line Chanel spring 2010 couture

Satirical Line, Chanel, spring 2010 couture

Photo: Monica Feudi / Gorunway.com