The mystery behind Karl Lagerfeld’s $1m Chrome Hearts collection

21-year-old luxury reseller Raphael Badalov explains how he (briefly) came to own a piece of fashion history

The mystery behind Karl Lagerfeld’s $1m Chrome Hearts collection
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What many people might not know is that, as fashion journalists, we receive what feels like upwards of one million emails per hour into our inboxes. And while it is impossible to engage with every single one (sorry to any PRs reading), when a message arrives with the subject line, “The $1M Chrome Hearts Deal On Karl Lagerfeld’s Rare Collection by a 21-Year-Old Founder”, you tend to sit up and pay attention.

The 21-year-old in question is Raphael Badalov, owner ofhellip;

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