Karl Lagerfeld

publication date: Monday, November 3, 2008 (part of Round XXXVI)

category: Fashion

clue: This German designer milked his rapid weight-loss for all the press he could get.

explanation: Lagerfeld was a German fashion designer, whose family was wealthy from the condensed-milk business. Besides his designs, he was famous for losing nearly 100lbs in a year, launching a diet fad. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, and Samuel Franklin

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