Lagerfeld: Ambition Season 1
Karl Lagerfeld becomes designer, brand and myth in this portrait of fashion’s great illusionist and self-inventor.
Karl Lagerfeld ruled fashion for decades, reshaping Chanel, Fendi and his own label while carefully constructing his own legend. Behind the dark glasses, ponytail and immaculate suit was an illusionist, provocateur and master of reinvention - a man who used style, secrecy and selective truth to turn himself into one of fashion’s most enigmatic icons.
Episodes
Episode 1
45mLAGERFELD: AMBITIONS - EPISODE 1 traces the origins of Karl Lagerfeld’s remarkable self-invention, from his early upbringing to the childhood memories he often kept hidden. At the centre is his first great passion: drawing. Long before the dark glasses, ponytail and global fame, Lagerfeld’s imagination was already taking shape on the page.
Episode 2
45mLAGERFELD: AMBITIONS — EPISODE 2 jumps to the early 1980s, as Karl Lagerfeld makes a defining career move: creating his own brand. After years shaping the identities of major fashion houses, he begins turning his name, image and vision into a label of its own — a bold act of reinvention from a designer determined to become more than a talent behind the scenes.
Episode 3
45mLAGERFELD: AMBITIONS - EPISODE 3 moves to the early 1980s, when Karl Lagerfeld makes the bold decision to establish his own brand. After years defining the style of others, he begins shaping a label in his own image - transforming his name, persona and creative instinct into a fashion identity that could stand entirely on its own.
Episode 4
45mLAGERFELD: AMBITIONS - EPISODE 4 traces Karl Lagerfeld’s rise to the very top of the fashion world. As his influence expands across Chanel, Fendi and his own image, he becomes more than a designer: he becomes the face of high fashion itself. Following Yves Saint Laurent’s passing, Lagerfeld stands alone as the era’s ultimate style authority.