Photo: The Daily Mail

If you haven’t watched Lagerfeld Confidential—you should. But it also means you’ve probably never seen Karl Lagerfeld without his sunglasses on. The Chanel designer (/Magnum spokesperson/Volkswagen shiller/iPod connoisseur/Fendi designer) is rarely—ok, never—photographed without a pair of pitch black frames sitting atop his nose. Back in June he told us that “black glasses are very flattering, everyone looks better and without them they don’t look as beautiful.” So here is, vacationing in St. Tropez this weekend with his traditional posse of beautiful men. He has on all of his usual gear—tie, necklace, gloves, crisp collar—but the paparazzi caught him just before he pulled on his shades. So do you agree with him? Or does he look slightly more approachable with a visible face?