When Karl Lagerfeld Met Kendall Jenner

They have more in common than names that start with K. Here, Kendall Jenner and Karl Lagerfeld talk fashion, family, and stardom.

- Laura Brown

LAURA BROWN: Kendall, tell me about the first time you met Karl.

KARL LAGERFELD: I have to leave the room because she has to say something nice. I was so rude to her.

KENDALL JENNER: No, you weren’t! Before I met him, well, when you think of Karl Lagerfeld, someone that amazing, you sort of don’t think they actually exist. I met him at my first fitting for Chanel two years ago. I was already nervous because it was my first season, my first Chanel show, and I didn’t really know what I was doing. I’m also pretty shy when I first meet someone. But I got to know Karl when I was shooting with him for the Karl Lagerfeld campaign. I had heard a lot from Cara Delevingne about how funny he is, how he’s normal and just a cool guy. Now every time we get to work together, the relationship gets better.

KL: It’s very easy—it’s problem-less.

KJ: I mean, Karl’s a legend, so just listening to him speak …

KL: [Drily] I prefer other people to say that.

LB: Karl, how did you first become aware of Kendall? Have you ever seen Keeping Up With the Kardashians?

KJ: My family’s show.

KL: No, we don’t have it here. I didn’t even know she was in it. I saw it when it was only her sisters and she was, like, a baby.

KJ: I love that. That’s so refreshing to me.

LB: So Kendall had no history; she came like a blank?

KL: Yes, no past, but a good future. There was a good feeling coming from her. And I don’t see that with everybody! There is something very warm, human, and sweet about her.

LB: Kendall, how would you describe Karl in three words?