No party, only teddy: Karl Lagerfeld turns 70, or 75

Chanel top designer Karl Lagerfeld (L) has given his blessing to a German company to make a high-style teddy bear modeled on the paris-based fashion designer. The bear will be exact in detail, right down to his white-collared shirt and jet black tie.[Xinhua]

Dark glasses, black suits, white ponytail: Chanel top designer Karl Lagerfeld has long since turned from a mere designer into an icon of fashion, style and eccentricity. His unchanged appearance almost seems like a mask never taken off.

Nevertheless, on Sept. 10, his 70th birthday will arrive -- at least, according to the official version. "There even are people who say I will turn 75," Lagerfeld recently told reporters. The truth actually lies in between, he added.

Otherwise, he is unlikely to be touched by his upcoming anniversary. "I hate birthdays," he said. Although the same is true for retrospectives -- Lagerfeld likes to quote the Jewish saying "You don't get credit for the past," -- his timeless facade is worth a look behind.

However, Lagerfeld has given his blessing to a German company to make a high-style teddy bear modeled on the paris-based fashion designer. The bear will be exact in detail, right down to his white-collared shirt and jet black tie.