During her time at CHANEL, Anna Marleen Kutsch – a young designer and art director from Hamburg - began developing the first ideas for a tribute collection in the fall of 2024. Fascinated by Karl Lagerfeld’s ability to use fashion as a narrative form, and deeply moved by his strong connection to his hometown of Hamburg, the city from which his journey into the world of fashion began. Anna shares this profound bond with Hamburg, her Heimathafen, while at the same time feeling the urge to set out for new horizons.
Art Direction: Anna Marleen Kutsch & Niklas Reinfelder, Designs: Anna Marleen Kutsch, Photographer & Director: Niklas Reinfelder, DoP & Producer: Felix Finken, Production: studiomoodio, Service Production: (K)eine Produktion, Service Producer: Jakob Hermann, Models: Carlotta Warnecke (Muga Models) & Ella Maciejewski (Le Management), Hair & Makeup: Marta Malachinski, Gaffer: Neo Kurz, Styling Assistant: Luzia Scherlies, Photo Assistant & Film Developer: Jonas Rickert, Best Boy: Tom Wielspütz, Unit Manager: Franz Müller, Bts: Hannah de Buhr, Composer: Johann Graham Engelhardt, Colorist: Johann Nurmilehto, Sound Designer: Carla „Cat“ Boicu, Development & Scan: Studio L‘Equipe