Lagerfeld Dictionary!

Karl Lagerfeld (aka the Kaiser), famous designer for Chanel, Chloe, and Fendi designed the 2009 edition of France’s premiere dictionary “Le petit Larousse illustré” (Larousse Small Illustrated Dictionary) released on November 09. He joins the rank of fashion icon Christian Lacroix and the French cartoon legend Moebius (aka Jean Giraud) who respectively designed the 2005 and 2007 covers.

The dictionary has a black background with an illustration of a "woman blowing the seeds of knowledge". The case is a drawing of Lagerfeld with the words "Habillé par Karl Lagerfeld" (Dressed by Karl Lagerfeld).

I think that it is elegant. However, since it is by Lagerfeld, I think it’s too simple and he could have done a much better illustration. It looks like it has been created by Lagerfeld’s apprentice and the Kaiser just signed it. Any person familiar with the Photoshop software could have done a better job. It’s an elegant design, but not by Lagerfeld standards.