"Being Barefoot is Chic" Devon Aoki Recalls a Karl Lagerfeld Moment

[crowd cheering] Joining us now,

is the beautiful, Devon Aoki and Jeremy Scott.

You guys look unreal. [interviewer laughing]

[Devon] [group laughing] Thanks.

Thank you so much, Chloe.

You have to tell us about these looks.

Well, you know, I wanted to honor Karl,

and I was doing black and white,

'cause I was thinking about his color palettes are

often restrained in black and white.

[Chloe] Yes.

And the last time Devon and Karl and I were together,

was after my last show in Paris,

when I originally lived there.

[Chloe] Yeah.

And she wore a winged leather piece,

a bustier in the show,

and so I wanted to take a nod of mine with Karl,

and then of course,

I have my shared muse,

Devon Aoki with Karl. [Chloe laughing]

It's so great to have Karl back in the conversation.

He passed away in 2019. [fans cheering]

I know you both were close friends

and collaborators with him.

Do you have any fabulous Karl memories?

Well, I have a great story.

It might be a little long-winded for this,

[interviewer laughing] but I'll try to do it quickly.

You know, when I used to model for Chanel,

they were one of the only brands

that would make you your shoe size.

And I have a very small foot.

[Interviewer] What size is your shoe size, Devon Aoki?

I have a size six, so it's pretty tiny.

And you know, the sample size

is always for models much bigger,

you know, size nine, size 10.

Anyway, after the show, Virginie and Karl would say,

Okay, take your shoes,

'cause no one else is ever gonna wear these,

so you can keep them.

And so I took the shoes, thought nothing of it,

and a few months later

we were gonna show the same collection in Japan.

Well, I got to Japan,

and of course I had taken the shoes,

and they didn't have the shoes anymore.

So I had to wear these big, you know,

size nine, ten shoes.

And there were a lot of steps,

it was a runway with almost all steps.

And I just turned to Karl,

and I said, Oh my God, there's so many steps.

And he said, Oh my God, get rid of those shoes,

being barefoot is chic.

I was a bride, barefoot-

[Chloe] Wow.

In the couture.

And it just shows,

he was so sweet,

and he was- He always

made it work, Karl Lagerfeld.

You know, he really did,

and he was so good to me.

So, that was a fun story that I always think about.

Chloe and I checked out the exhibit this morning,

and I can't wait for you guys to see it.

You're in some of the pictures-

Yes, you are! Wearing some of the dresses,

I'm sure you saw a lot. I know, I know.

I'm so excited.

I can't wait for you guys to see it,

and have the most magical night.

Thank you so much.

Thanks for stopping by, guys.

Thank you. Paris, New York.

We are?

We're in Paris, New York right now.

[group laughing] [fans cheering]