It's not even Friday and the first brouhaha of fashion week is upon us.

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Longtime Chanel designer and cultural icon Karl Lagerfeld is besieged by scandal, as documents reveal he has actually been lying about his age to make himself appear younger.

Documents provided by blogger Ilya Marritz confirm that Mr. Lagerfeld's childhood church records indicate that he is 70 years old, not, as his official biography states, shortly to turn 65. This is unspeakably grim for Mr. Lagerfeld's reputation. About what else has this inveterate liar pulled the crêpe de chine over our eyes? Hemlines? Coco herself? Certainly not those black fishnet Chanel body suits?
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Karl Lagerfeld Biog [Vogue.com]