LAGERFELD’S HEIR

“SEXISM EXISTS BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO DIFFERENT SEXES. THERE’S RACISM BECAUSE WE’VE DIVIDED OURSELVES INTO WHITE, BLACK, ASIAN...”

For the past six years, Hun Kim, head of design at Karl Lagerfeld, has been one of the fashion industry’s great quiet achievers. Following stints at all-American brands like Converse, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, Kim took the top job at KL in 2015 and promptly decamped to Amsterdam. It’s here, on long morning walks along the canals, that Hun finds his inspiration for the various collections and capsules released each year. Hand-picked by Lagerfeld himself to head the brand, Kim was tasked with designing clothes for Karl’s fans at a more accessible price-point than Chanel or Fendi. “Karl worked with so many luxury brands and had so many amazing collaborations,” explains Kim, “but when we started Karl’s own namesake brand, he wanted to be more approachable, meaning that not only select