Mystery plaintiff challenges Karl Lagerfeld’s will, but pampered cat can rest easy

2026-02-08 - 13:15

Relatives shut out of €200m fortune have reportedly received letters from executor saying will could be overturned The late German-born Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld was famously precise, exacting and known to hold a grudge, but his final wishes concerning the beneficiaries of his vast fortune could now be overturned beyond the grave in a looming court battle. Seven years after Lagerfeld’s death from cancer, an unnamed plaintiff has come forward to challenge the haute couture titan’s last will and testament. Continue reading...