The Most Famous
FASHION DESIGNERS from Germany
This page contains a list of the greatest German Fashion Designers. The pantheon dataset contains 51 Fashion Designers, 2 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 6th most number of Fashion Designers behind United Kingdom, and Japan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary German Fashion Designers of all time. This list of famous German Fashion Designers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Karl Lagerfeld (1933 - 2019)
With an HPI of 79.04, Karl Lagerfeld is the most famous German Fashion Designer. His biography has been translated into 67 different languages on wikipedia.
Karl Otto Lagerfeld (German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔtoː ˈlaːɡɐˌfɛlt] ; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director. Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house's creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. Throughout his career, he collaborated on numerous fashion, design, and art-related projects, and his photography was exhibited in galleries and collected in published volumes. Lagerfeld was recognised for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high-starched detachable collars.
2. Jil Sander (b. 1943)
With an HPI of 60.81, Jil Sander is the 2nd most famous German Fashion Designer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Heidemarie Jiline "Jil" Sander (German pronunciation: [dʒɪl ˈzandɐ]; born 27 November 1943) is a German minimalist fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as German fashion designers born between 1933 and 1943. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living German fashion designers include Jil Sander. The most famous deceased German fashion designers include Karl Lagerfeld. As of April 2024, 1 new German fashion designers have been added to Pantheon including Jil Sander.
