The Red Army Faction considered kidnapped designer Karl Lagerfeld during the 1970’s. The Red Army Faction (RAF) is described as “one of post war West Germany’s most active and prominent left wing groups”. RAF targeted Lagerfeld due to his family’s wealth and prominent fashion industry standing.

During the 1970’s, Lagerfeld was associating with Anna Piaggi, and designing for Pierre Balmain and Jean Patou. It wasn’t until 1982 that Karl moved to Chanel. RAF is ...