Fashion Icon Karl's Big Little Fashion Week with Jack Mackenroth & Celebs!
Finger puppet Karl -- skinny as ever!
In one big final flourish, Jack Mackenroth serves up a celeb-filled photo album of Fall Fashion Week 09 -- with a certain towering fashion icon!
If you have been following my blog entries for the past week or so you know that I have been lurking around the tents at Bryant Park watching as many fashion shows at my sleep-deprived brain could handle. What I forgot to mention is that throughout the entire week I have been sneaking a plus one into all of the shows with me. He is a fashion powerhouse and very slim due to his amazing diet techniques so he slips right into my pocket. His name is Karl Lagerfelt. Not to be confused with the real Karl Lagerfeld.
Giving Karl the finger.
I wish I could lie and take credit for making this absolutely genius creation but the credit goes to a woman named Melanie Howard who hand sews each and every little Karl herself. She also makes a Marc Jacobs and a Vivienne Westwood but Karl is the fiercest. Everyone who met him during fashion week instantly knew who he was supposed to be.
After the jump, Karl poses with celebs galore! TIM GUNN! NINA GARCIA! SEAN LENNON! HOT MODELS! "30 ROCK" STARS! FAMOUS GAYS!
Will the real Karl Lagerfeld please stand up?
Now before I delve into our adventures I want to clarify that this is in NO WAY meant to be slanderous toward the real Mr. Lagerfeld. I ADORE him and I think he is an amazing, eccentric artistic genius. That being said, the felt Karl can be a snarky little middle finger puppet from time to time.
So while I was covering the shows and interviewing designers I was also approaching celebs, designers and models and asking them to participate in my pocket Lagerfelt photo essay. I was shameless about asking anyone I could get close to, and, with the exception of Marc Jacobs, everyone thought the idea and the puppet were hilarious and graciously agreed. I wonder if Marc would have posed with his own facsimile? Maybe next season.
I probably should have told some of the PR firms putting on the shows that I was coming with such a VIP. Then maybe I wouldn’t have been completely denied tickets to Carolina Herrera, Badgley Mischka, Nanette Lepore, Anna Sui, J.Mendel, Miss Sixty, Zac Posen, and everyone even closely associated with the PR firm People’s Revolution–DVF, Alexandre Herchcovich, Nicholas K and Chado Ralph Rucci. ALL DENIED. Did that come out bitter?
Anyway Karl had a front row seat at every show but he has no legs so unless I could get a ticket as well he skipped them alltogether. Regardless of his superstar status he definitely needs a front row seat because seeing over anyone is out of the question due to his diminutive stature.
Karl perched in the front row.
All in all we had a great week. Karl got lots of kisses from girls and boys and had more fingers up his hind quarters than I care to recount. Luckily I also carried a tiny Purell pump along with me. That put him in a good mood which was nice because he was a bit snippy since he was missing his fan. I tried to point out to him that he had no hands with which to hold a tiny fan but he ignored me. He did fall asleep during a few of the shows but I think that’s due to the fact that he only ate 3 cubes of cheese during the entire week. The following photos are some of the amazing people at fashion week that played with pint sized Karly. I thank everyone for being such a good sport.
Karl is inappropriate with Mad Men's Alison Brie. He was cold.
Karl loves Angie Everhart. Supermodels rule.
What a doll!!!
DJ and photographer Brad Walsh pinky swears with Karl.
I'm pretty sure Karl is very happy here with Chad White.
Model Chanel Iman thinks Karl should use her in his shows!!!!
Christian Siriano can relate to being carried around by me.
Dina Lohan with Karl at the Project Runway finale. Karl fell asleep.
Eric Wilson from The New York Times wants a ponytail too.
Super sweetie SVP of IMG, Fern Mallis, gets a felt smooch!
Freddie Lieba,stylist and former hand model.
Karl feels right at home in Greta Monahan's Chanel purse.
Karl adores Irina's Vivienne Westwood chapeau! Grrrrrrrrrr.
Jane Krakowski loves Karl and Karl loves her back. And her front.
Isabel Venero and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks
Karl loved Jiliian Lewis' collection
I see Jonathan Adler doesn't mind being 'felt' up.
Mark Indelicato loves black and white too.
Karl + Katherine McPhee = TLF
Venexiana designer Kati Stern. Karl loves real fur. Sorry PETA.
Kevin Christiana only wears head-to-toe Chanel.
The fabulous Lauren Ezersky
Kit Scarbo thinks Karl looks amazing in leather pants.
By the last show Karl was WASTED! Lea had to carry him out.
Loni Love is HILARIOUS!
Supermodel Manon loves her some Karl. See below.
How many licks to the center of a Karl pop?
Stylist and Harper's Bazaar consultant: gorgeous Mary-Alice Stephenson
John Bartlett thinks the real Karl is a genius but this one falls flat.
Paper Magazine fashion editor Mickey Boardman hearts Karl.
Karl never bores Nina Garcia!
Nole Marin pinky swears with Karl.
Patrick McDonald knows Karl makes a fierce hat accessory.
Victorinox Creative Director Pierre-Henri Mattout has a pocket protector.
Models LOVE Karl!
And Karl Loves models!!!
Karl is jealous of Rebecca Taylor's lip gloss.
Barbie designer Robert Best always wears gloves to match Karl.
Sean Lennon thinks Karl is too serious.
Karl sticks to Simon Doonan like velcro.
CFDA Executive Director Steven Kolb tried to put Karl in his gift bag.
Tim thinks Karl has a point.
Finally, America's fiercest top model, Yoanna belongs to the "House" of Karl. Mwah!!!!
I was lucky enough to meet Mr. LagerFELT in the tents. Thank you, Jack, for the incredibly important introduction. To know *people* like this will most definitely help my fashion styling career...;) You are HILARIOUS!
Posted by: Alison Stewart | February 25, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Jack...this is too funny!!!! Your coverage of fashion week has been both informative and hysterical. I am going to really miss your blogging...how will I get my fix? Thanks for the laughs.
Posted by: Tovin M | February 25, 2009 at 07:30 PM
Love it!!!!! This piece had my friends and I rolling.
Posted by: Sarah | February 25, 2009 at 07:32 PM
Jack, you are a hoot...and I want one of those Lagerfelts.
Posted by: Laura K | February 25, 2009 at 07:47 PM
OMG, that is hilarious! Please tell them to give you your own TV show--I want to see more of you Jack!! Your coverage has been so much fun!
Posted by: Matthew | February 25, 2009 at 07:53 PM
OMG the one with Jonathan made me glad I was wearing my Depends ;)
I thought little Karl was adorable as well, but nothing tops the Jack Mack. You're scrumptious and hilarious!
Posted by: Jennifer | February 25, 2009 at 08:20 PM
oh my god. i even had to write it out. hilarious! i love karl lagerfelt! and yoanna! yay!
Posted by: etsymetal | February 25, 2009 at 11:22 PM
This is AMAZING! I am in love with Mr. Lagerfelt...
Posted by: Peter | February 26, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Wow. Have never seen this much manic Gay Face in my life.
Worst offender? John Bartlett.
Posted by: Mark | February 28, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Jonathan Adler is amazingly handsome.
Posted by: Mark | February 28, 2009 at 10:14 AM
THANK you so much for bringing little Karl to Fashion Week. He looks like he had a great time. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
Posted by: Melanie Howard | March 01, 2009 at 12:06 PM
As a personal friend of Karl Lagerfelt's creator, Mello...I'd have to say this is the best blog I've ever seen. Lagerfelt and Tim Gunn is my new profile pic, for sure. Kudos...many, many kudos.
Posted by: EmKay | March 01, 2009 at 05:53 PM
He looks like he had a great time. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I am in love with Mr. Lagerfelt...
Posted by: emily | March 02, 2009 at 01:01 AM