# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Modernity of Antiquity: Karl Lagerfeld's Vision of Ancient Greece
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: FREE ADMISSION | Katie Murphy Amphitheatre

Christophe Koné

Associate Professor of German at Williams College Christophe Koné explores Karl Lagerfeld's fascination with Ancient Greece. Using Chanel's "The Modernity of Antiquity" 2017/18 Cruise collection as a point of departure, Koné will discuss the recurrence of Greek Antiquity in Lagerfeld's work for both Chloé and Chanel, as well as in the designer's photography.


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[Image: Yvonne Schichtel, Trench Apron Dress, 2020, USA. Photo courtesy of designer.]

Fashion Culture Spring 2026 is made possible with the support of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT. Support for programming was provided by the Boris Lurie Art Foundation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/the-modernity-of-antiquity-karl-lagerfelds-vision-of-ancient-greece/200029859245500
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10001
- **lat**: 40.74721
- **long**: -73.99487
- **full address**: 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10001

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