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The Parisian luxury flat of late German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has been auctioned off for €10 million ($10.8 million), with only 19 minutes needed to find a buyer in Tuesday’s auction, according to the Le Parisien newspaper. The 260-square-metre apartment with a view of the Seine river brought in almost double the estimated basic price of €5.3 million. While the building dates back to 1694, the style of the flat’s interior on the third floor owes little to tradition, being almost entirely kept in white. As pictures and a video show, there are no mouldings, but a white false ceiling wi…

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