Karl Lagerfeld sketches go under the hammer at Sotheby's

Karl Lagerfeld's original fashion sketch, dating late 1970s, produced using pencil, ink and grease pencil. Photo: AFP

Testimony to Karl Lagerfeld's passion for both fashion and drawing, a collection of 180 sketches by the legendary designer will go under the hammer on July 6.

Sketched in ink – sometimes together with markers, watercolours and, more surprisingly, makeup – the drawings will be sold by Sotheby's in Paris during the forthcoming Haute Couture Week.