Carla Bruni Holds Garden Party To Fete Karl Lagerfeld's Legion Of Honor (PHOTO)

Karl Lagerfeld was awarded France's Legion of Honor at the Elysee palace on Thursday, and was also treated to a surprise garden party by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni, WWD reports.

Lagerfeld and Bruni are old friends--he's even photographed the former supermodel nude. But Sarkozy was totally at ease. He joked about the demanding fashion show calendar, saying, "A world where there is an election every six months--I feel for you: Horrible, horrible, horrible." He also told the Kaiser, "Frankly, I really enjoy your company because next to you, I feel calm, quiet and a bit of a drudge."

Lagerfeld was humble upon receiving the award. He remarked, "If it wasn't for 99 percent of the people in this room, it would all amount to nothing. So in fact, this is for me but it is also for all of you."

Comments

[eXpresso]

03:21 AM on 06/07/2010

so fortunate that this was done indoors and no sunlight leaked through, or karl would have had to turn into a bat.

[TailorU TailorU]

09:35 PM on 06/06/2010

Karl Largerfeld, his wife and president.

It is for all of you!

[americancolonyinhell]

05:58 PM on 06/06/2010

News out of the palace: next week Vlad the Impaler is award the legion of honor.

[santiago sherwood]

09:59 PM on 06/06/2010

there is a dracula look to the guy.

[americancolonyinhell]

05:56 PM on 06/06/2010

Ok, it can be revealed now: Karl Lagerfeld has been dead for over twenty five years.

[NevaforLeadership]

05:44 PM on 06/06/2010

Sarkozy so astutely expressed the pressures of fashion designers: an election every six months!

[rtist45]

04:09 PM on 06/06/2010

OMG, It's a waxwork!!!!

[theredqueen]

11:07 AM on 06/06/2010

Nosferatu aka Karl.

[americancolonyinhell]

02:12 AM on 06/06/2010

I wonder if Lagerfeld plans on eating Sarkozy and Bruni with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

[NevaforLeadership]

05:42 PM on 06/06/2010

Loved your nonsense post. Laughed out loud.

From someone who greatly admires Lagerfeld's talent.

[americancolonyinhell]

07:58 PM on 06/06/2010

Thank you, Neva.

[Ihaveadream]

11:05 PM on 06/05/2010

They look like the "Death Becomes Us", I vant to live forever participants who drank the potion

[templedancer]

09:20 PM on 06/05/2010

they all look like vampires.

[BobbyPeru2]

07:31 PM on 06/05/2010

IS KARL A VAMPIRE?

[norepublicanleftbehind]

04:38 AM on 06/05/2010

Has France banned human-animal hybrids?

[norepublicanleftbehind]

04:35 AM on 06/05/2010

I really want to use this photo for my next summer party invite or this year's Christmas card.

[Hardyman1966]

03:08 AM on 06/05/2010

I can't tell.

Are they remaking "The Hunger" and Lagerfeld's playing David Bowie's part?

Jesus, man, you run Chanel for God's sake! Pull it together! You're lucky Coco's dead.

[norepublicanleftbehind]

04:34 AM on 06/05/2010

Fanned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[norepublicanleftbehind]

02:10 AM on 06/05/2010

They look like they're auditioning for the next movie in the Twilight series.