2023年五月紐約大都會博物館推出《Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty》大展，帶領讀者深入認識這位時尚傳奇65年來的重要作品。此本畫冊為特展官方導覽書，悉數Karl Lagerfeld的經典創作，以老佛爺經典作品與手繪草圖為起點，幕後設計歷程完整呈現，帶領讀者看見設計師背後的創意過程。

　　書中全面剖析老佛爺65年來輝煌的時尚產業成就與貢獻，從1960年代在Chloé與1970年代擔任設計師起，一直到1980年代成為香奈兒的創意總監，甚至打造自己的全新時尚標誌。本書以「Line of Beauty」為主題切入，帶領讀者閱讀在老佛爺那些作品間直線和曲線的美感，了解屬於Karl Lagerfeld個人風格與特色。
 
　　書皮以高質感的羊皮紙和布料製作，拿在手中彷彿是在觀看藝術家的作品集冊。同時放上老佛爺珍貴的手稿，以及知名攝影師Julia Hetta所拍攝的時尚作品為對照。成品和手稿並置，讓人快速感受到老佛爺無敵的創意能力。書中也收錄老佛爺工作室中的那些裁縫師們的真實心聲。

＂[Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty] sheds light on the work of a designer of genius who marked the history of fashion . . . forever.＂--CHANEL

This first complete investigation into Karl Lagerfeld’s (1933-2019) artistry explores his extraordinary 65-year career, from the designs for Chloé and Fendi in the 1960s and 1970s to his celebrated leadership in the 1980s and beyond at Chanel and with his own label. Inspired by the ＂line of beauty＂ theorized by eighteenth-century English painter William Hogarth, this dazzling publication pursues the straight and serpentine ＂lines＂ and their intersections in Lagerfeld’s work as a means of understanding his unique creative process.

The book’s elegant parchment and cloth cover, emulating an artist’s portfolio, opens onto a pageant of stunning new photography by Julia Hetta of Lagerfeld’s fashion alongside the designer’s original sketches. The juxtaposition of drawings with finished pieces offers a window into Lagerfeld’s creative brilliance. Texts include personal reflections from Lagerfeld’s premières d’ateliers--the seamstresses behind his extraordinary creations--as well as Anna Wintour, Patrick Hourcade, Amanda Harlech, and Tadao Ando. Not only a lavish objet but also an important resource on Lagerfeld, the book concludes with an illustrated timeline of the designer’s long and illustrious career.

＂Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty invites the public into Karl’s world and reveals the dualities within his work.＂--FENDI

＂This catalogue is a guide to the man and his work, a guide that Karl--even Karl--would have loved.＂--Anna Wintour

＂The intersection of a serpentine line with a straight line . . . cross, overlap, and crush against each other, creating tension and expansion . . . offering a glimpse into the introspective world of Karl Lagerfeld.＂--Tadao Ando

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press