Karl Lagerfeld Exhibit Opens in Bonn

BONN, GERMANY — Karl Lagerfeld despises retrospectives. “Because I don’t think it’s a good thing when you dive into your past,” he told WWD ahead of the opening of “Karl Lagerfeld. Modemethode” (or “Fashion Method”), slated to open Saturday at the Bundeskunsthalle here. And yet — perhaps reassured by the presence of his friend and confidante of nearly two decades, Lady Amanda Harlech, who put together the compelling show — he unexpectedly gave the project his blessing. Harlech stressed: “This is not a retrospective. Karl’s against it. He is a man of the present and the future.” Instead, the idea was to show “his work process,” something never done before, she explained, noting that it would have likely taken a lot more space had the museum decided to document Lagerfeld’s entire professional life, which to date spans 60 years in fashion. Harlech’s cocurator and the hall’s director Rein Wolfs said they “made a point of not putting the person but the content and its genesis in the center of this project,” which explains why it stays clear of Lagerfeld’s engagements with H&M, his interior design and beauty projects, focusing on his most enduring fashion ventures instead. “It begins with a sketch and ends with

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