KARL LAGERFELD talks succession at CHANEL

Paris

The seemingly immortal Karl Lagerfeld may be mortal after all. In a recent interview with Numéro Magazine the Kaiser mused about his possible successor at Chanel...

 "I have a contract for life so it all depends on who I would like to hand it to. At the moment I'd say Haider Ackermann."

The little known Columbian born Ackerman graduated from the Antwerp Fashion Academy of Fine Arts and started his own line in 2001. He also worked for Rick Owens.

Source:

http://www.fashiongossipweekly.com/2010/11-23-10/2.shtml

--My first thought was... "WHO IS HAIDER ACKERMANN???" 

And here is some info on him...

"Ackerman's show is full of silken jersey dresses, decked with panels of various block colours. It is remarkably reminiscent of the show by young designer Jonathan Saunders in London … but while Saunders is being puffed beyond expectation by the British fashion industry, Ackerman is more realistically viewed by the French as one to watch.” —Hadley Freeman The Guardian

--And after doing some research and checking google images for his designs I really don't understand the possible marriage of Chanel and Ackermann... surely there is someone more suitable for the label who Chanel herself would approve of.


What do you guys think? 
Is Haider Ackermann a suitable prospect for the successor of Chanel? 
Do we see the death of a legacy soon approaching?


Gena