…I hope not. Not yet anyway. But if you think about it, it might be time to retire. He is 75 after all, and there might be some truth to all the gossip going around, which has been sounding like something straight out of a soap opera. Supposedly, Karl hasn’t renewed his contract with Chanel, and taking his place would be Lanvin’s designer, Alber Elbaz. Filling up the gap Elbaz leaves behind is ex-Nina Ricci designer, Olivier Theyskins. If this is true, new blood at Chanel might be great, new and exciting things. Same goes for Lanvin. But what happens with Karl? Will he quietly retire, or take up his second passion and join the show business? Time will tell.