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Article: MADE IN MANHATTAN.(New York, New York)(Karl Lagerfeld)
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- WWD
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- December 13, 2005
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Byline: Marc Karimzadeh
NEW YORK -- Even though Karl Lagerfeld's own choice of desk and chairs have yet to arrive in his West 26th Street office, the designer seems to have had no problems settling into his new Manhattan environs.
The sleek, 20,000-square-foot space has polished concrete floors and white walls and comes replete with a photo studio, where Lagerfeld already has been hard at work. The offices are also bustling with ubercool Lagerfeld staffers, like stylist Melanie Ward, who is the creative director of the contemporary Karl Lagerfeld collection.
"There's energy in New York," Lagerfeld said, sitting in his studio. "The other day, ...