He may not be the most down-to-earth designer, but even Karl Lagerfeld isn't a fan of too much Photoshop in fashion shoots.
During a talk with actress Jessica Chastain at Lincoln Center last night, the Chanel designer took a surprising stance on retouching, lamenting the common practice of Photoshopping models beyond recognition. According to Fashionista, Karl stated:
"[We are] easily in a period of over-retouching... Some models [end up] look[ing] as if they are coming out of a funeral parlor, all life taken out of the face, I hate that."
It's a somewhat surprising comment coming from Karl, since more often than not, he appears to be more out-of-touch with industry realities than in tune with them. He's dismissed the rampant issue of body and eating disorders in fashion, once remarking "nobody works with anorexic girls, that's nothing to do with fashion," and he has come under fire for offhand comments about overweight women, including the infamous quip, "No one wants to see curvy women."
Given his track record, Lagerfeld's opposition to Photoshop is probably not based on the harmful ways it perpetuates unrealistic female beauty standards; rather, he seems to oppose it for purely aesthetic reasons. Either way, it can't hurt to have another powerful voice in the industry calling to end overzealous retouching. Perhaps if The Kaiser speaks, magazines like Vogue will finally listen?
Oh, Karl...
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