Lagerfeld Classic
Lagerfeld
1978 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1978
Lagerfeld Classic / Lagerfeld (1978) (Eau de Toilette) by Karl Lagerfeld
Bottle Design Marc Rosen
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Lagerfeld Classic is a perfume by Karl Lagerfeld for men and was released in 1978. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by Coty.
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Spicy
Oriental
Sweet
Woody
Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes AldehydesAldehydes Clary sageClary sage TarragonTarragon BergamotBergamot Green notesGreen notes LemonLemon
Heart Notes Heart Notes PatchouliPatchouli TobaccoTobacco SandalwoodSandalwood Orris rootOrris root RoseRose CedarCedar JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes AmberAmber Tonka beanTonka bean MuskMusk OakmossOakmoss VanillaVanilla

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Scent
7.3599 Ratings
Longevity
8.5490 Ratings
Sillage
8.1474 Ratings
Bottle
7.2480 Ratings
Value for money
8.8139 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 17.03.2023.
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Ponticus
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Top Review 71  
The fashion czar and disco king is still holding court! Who would have thought it?
1990, Lagerfeld Classic had been on the market for a dozen years by now, had rolled over the Federal Republic of Germany like a scent roller in the 1980s and had captivated many a fine suit wearer in the process. But above all, Lagerfeld Classic had conquered the disco and party floors of the halls saturated with Michael Jackson, Blondie, Nena and Falco music and smelled strong, spicy-oriental from every pore of the mullet wearers in carrot jeans and neon jackets.

At some point, when the province was also conquered and even chest hair toupee, gold chain and socket tan wearing fringe groups had made their experiences, it was too much of a good smell. One of the best perfumes, Lagerfeld Classic, had simply over!

And now? Where to go with all the striking flacons? Of course, in the East! There ran until then the disco and dance evenings at least as enthusiastically as in the "old" Germany. Sure, more alcohol was flowing, but in terms of scent, the majority of people in the former East Germany didn't have much in their quiver apart from soap, green apple shampoo and deodorant. Since the new fragrant land of milk and honey came just right.

To such a bottle Lagerfeld Classic also got the protagonist of our little story in the early 90s. If he had known at that time who Karl Lagerfeld was, a, in his eyes, overcandid fashionista with his stupid fan, a busybody before the Lord and an epitome of arrogant arrogance - he would never have tried Lagerfeld Classic and his life would possibly have been different! Sometimes it was probably quite good that one did not notice everything behind the "iron curtain".

The fragrance was a revelation. The beginning with fresh greens and tart-sweet citrus strongly embeds the quickly emerging woody tobacco notes, which point the way for the long profound, dry-pudgy way into a sweet-marked and very masculine orientalism. This gradually changes, always with a woody underlay, from spicy-warm to vanilla-warm with a beguilingly attractive cuddly tone. An unmistakable, a unique fragrance! Until today!

So detailed, he could not at that time certainly tease apart, but of course he smelled wood, tobacco and vanilla, also herbaceous with fresh spice. However, really important for him was, Lagerfeld Classic smelled of freedom, the big wide world, elegance, wealth, independence, just everything he missed so long. And it didn't stop with the years! While elsewhere disillusionment set in, he wore his scent with his head held high and abundant always and everywhere for many, many years. By now he also knew who Karl Lagerfeld was and what he represented. He still didn't like the person, but liked his scent all the more and was happy and affirmed when he met people who smelled just like him. No thought of mainstream and the like.

Today he also uses other perfumes with different characters and individualities. "One has finally evolved" and also makes thoughts about a perfume and where, how, why and what has to be. None, however, will ever top Karl's classy Lagerfeld. And it's not the fragrance or Karl! It is the wonderful memories and extraordinary experiences of the years, which already bring out emotions in him, if he only gets a glimpse of the typical bottle.

So surely everyone has a fragrance, a thing or a thing in which so much of one's life is contained. And I am very sure that in the end he is very glad not to have known it once!

Thank you very much for letting me entrust this little story to your attention!

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MrOllium
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Top Review 41  
The shower gel of the 80's ...
Preface:
I am (unfortunately) not a poet.

Nostalgic babble:
It was in the early 80's when my cousin's brother-in-law had a Porsche 924.
We were allowed to ride in the back when it went to the ice cream cafe Giancarlo...and felt so cool.
Afterwards, Rainer (the brother-in-law) infected us with musical viruses on his Revox stereo.
Nina Hagen, Klaus Nomi, Zeltinger Band, Ideal, Marius Müller Westernhagen and Kraftwerk.
I just wonder if it was already then Rainer, who wore Lagerfeld?

Then finally 15 and with the moped around the houses düsen.
At that time we still celebrated parties in the basement bars of parents...and here comes

Lagerfeld Classic

finally comes into play. Before it went on the "role", was properly bathed in Lagerfeld.
Then off into the turmoil of the fete and "Amaretto apple juice", "Blue Angel" and "Pernod Cola" til the number of people had doubled.
Now, as I write these lines...I just think whether the headache the next day really came from the alcohol ? Or rather from the bottle of "Lagerfeld" the buddies and I had sprayed over us ?
Inliner ? Firlefanz ... at that time we are in the roller disco with the roller skates, because the wheels were not yet arranged in a row ... then off on the skateboard.
Popper, Punker, Waver, Grufties ... i was something of everything but nothing really.

What has remained? When I sprayed today, after almost 40 years, Lagerfeld Classic again...were immediately the 80's and my youth there. A flood of images of memories.
Probably influenced me the memory in my opinion of this fragrance,
but I think that is justifiable.

I find Lagerfeld classic lives up to its name and is still super wearable today.
At least for those who like it spicy/oriental and masculine.
Nowadays, the unisex fragrances seem to be on the rise and few dare to stand a properly projecting fragrance to wear.
And who thinks the fragrance would be too "old school" or only what for "old farts", I must teach a better.
My daughter (22) found the fragrance right away super...so much for that ;-)

To the fragrance:
I find the, designed by Karl, flacon classic and timelessly beautiful.
Unfortunately, the metal cap at the time was replaced by a plastic cap.
Lagerfeld starts fresh for me with the bergamot and lemon and one recognizes him imho on the first spray.
Then comes something slightly floral in the background through and at the same time he radiates for me more and more pleasant and powdery warmth.
In addition then a sweet tobacco note, for me the actual DNA of the fragrance.
Who has a hard time with the prelude...should give it about an hour.
If it still does not fit, then you will not be friends ;-)
As for H/S, I still think it's above average.

I love Lagerfeld dearly and could sniff it all the time.
Surely one can debate whether Lagerfeld deserves such a high rating !?
In my transfigured eyes, definitely.
Acknowledgements:
Thanks to Rainer, Frank, Heiko, Rolf, Wolle, Bert, Carsten...and all the others.
Beautiful was the youth ... and remains unforgotten with this fragrance.
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Top Review 32  
... the original cattle
Those who don't know this disco stench of the 80s will experience its blue wonder when they sniff the good old Lagerfeld Classic for the first time. Basically, it has very little to do with what is known as perfume today. It's hard to describe this cross between furniture polish, Jägermeister and baby powder. The fragrances up here in the listing already read like the Ulan Bator telephone book. You have to experience it, no one wears something like that anymore. This is retro in its purest form. Lagerfeld on it, into the Ascona and off into the pinball hall. And in addition to all the memories, the EDT also brings a good performance. Whoever thinks that this drone will go away after a few hours has cut himself a lot. It stays until the next shower. Yes, the smell is very strange and takes some getting used to. But somehow so interesting and different. You smell extremely good, even though you stink. In the 80s, Lagerfeld Classic was certainly involved in many procreations. You never forget that smell. Unfortunately, some reformulations have been made on this relic of past parties. Nevertheless the old Lagerfeld still has it. I am totally into Space Invaders, Casio watches and cars without airbags. And that includes Lagerfeld. Period. Unfortunately, it is now being sold in discount stores. When he broke the 15 Euro mark during an eviction, I got the stock for life. Yes, good old Karl. His clothes were already borderline, but with this perfume, he was completely off his rocker back then. Nowadays LC fits the cold season pretty good. He still fits into the disco (Ü30) quite well and pushes the one million loosely into the corner. But beware: Women have completely different noses nowadays :)
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00dan
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Top Review 20  
When the Price is your Love
it's 1 - 2 - 3 you run
it's so hard for you to love someone
just when we're getting closer
that's the lyrics of Lori Bianco's song When the Price ist your Love.

But let's get down to business.
During my short vacation in Austria I got myself the Lagerfeld Classic for a very reasonable price
and I wasn't disappointed.

As mentioned above the price is the hammer just like the fragrance.
For this price range you don't get a high quality fragrance like LC.

It's definitely a powerhouse fragrance like it was in the late 70's early 80's.

The bottle. Noble Puristic Elegant with the orange color

The top note begins with me rather fresh with notes of aldehyde, nutmeg sage, green notes and a hint of lemon.

The heart note gets warmer with rose sandalwood and a very nice tobacco note which is also noticed by me to the end.

At the end of the fragrance, the tonka bean, the amber and the tobacco note are joined by a very noble vanilla note.

Shelf life is insane. 8 - 10 hours on my neck.

Fragrance is suitable for every occasion if it is dosed sparingly.
It has always been perceived positively by me until now.
Shelf life 10 points
Bottle 9 points
Sillage 10 points
Scent gets from me full 10 points

Thanks for reading
When the price is your love
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Helpful Review 22  
Smell of my youth. It's a nice memory.
Lagerfeld. I wore the scent from 16 to 20 years of age. After Davidoff's Cool Water was quickly over me after initial enthusiasm, I switched to Lagerfeld. Never regretted it.

What we have not all experienced together. At that time I was fast and also often in love with the girls. A wild time, a lot of joy but also tears when a love broke. It changed everything, sometimes, way too fast. Lagerfeld was always there. The only constant at that time. So intense, so warm, so uncompromising "delicious". Even the gait was different when you wore Lagerfeld :D Simply beautiful.

I remember that at that time I always sprayed my letters with Lagerfeld. The girls already knew that the mail from me was there before they opened the mailbox :D Not many did that, because the effect of this measure was strong again and again. There was no WhatsApp and no texting back then. Letters were important. Yes, Lagerfeld was my key to the ladies' world. For this I am quite grateful to this fragrance.

Today I see Lagerfeld in the discount store, at the checkout, next to the razor blades. It always makes me a little wistful and I think: you don't deserve that, you old warhorse, you primal stone of men's fragrances. But on the other hand, it's not so bad that it's so cheap today. Maybe he will help one or the other young lad to make his first experiences with love. Although I don't know what it's like to be young today. Maybe Lagerfeld is "too old" today. Even though you can't spray it on a whatsapp message, a try for the young gentlemen of that time is definitely worth Lagerfeld. And for me and for many others a wonderful memory.
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Carlitos01Carlitos01 4 years ago
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After an orange zesty opening, you notice three musketeers in action, Tonka + Vanilla + Amber dueling with Tobacco. What a divine scent!
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Rolk70Rolk70 3 years ago
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How I long to get my nose on this again. It has been over 30 years.
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RobbieXRobbieX 2 years ago
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A soapy and powdery unique and lovely fragrance. Lasts ages - more a parfum strength. The silage is sublime. It IS a classic - a gem
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ElysiumElysium 3 years ago
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Ain't sweet, far from it, it's a very amber and dusty accord, and it's not openly green like its peers of that time such as Krizia Uomo.
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KingPinKingPin 4 years ago
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Used it as young. Tried it again just now. Nope. Doesn’t work as it used to. Or as teen daughter said: “What is this monstrosity?!”.
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