When Lagerfeld's mother met his father, she was a lingerie saleswoman from Berlin.
His family belonged to the Old Catholic Church. His father owned a company that produced and imported evaporated milk while his maternal grandfather, Karl Bahlmann, was a local politician for the Catholic Centre Party. Lagerfeld was born on 10 September 1933 in Hamburg, to Elisabeth (née Bahlmann) and businessman Otto Lagerfeld. 2.2 International fame with Chanel (1982–2000).
