Childhood and youth
Karl Otto Lagerfeld was born in September 1933 in Hamburg. The couturier himself claims that his date of birth was 1938, and he can document this. The boy's father, Otto Lagerfeld, was a wealthy bank employee. At the time of the birth of the son, the mother, who was of German origin, was 42 years old, and the father, who had Swedish roots, was 60 years old. The boy turned out to be the only son in the family, but he has two half-sisters.
Young Karl Lagerfeld
Published by Street Style Luxembourg Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Karl Lagerfeld in his youth
When Karl Lagerfeld was 14 years old, his parents moved to Paris. With their consent, the son went to study at a high fashion school: the young man’s talent for fashion design showed up in Hamburg. In this educational institution for young fashion designers, Karl met and became friends with Yves Saint Laurent.
Karl Lagerfeld's first creative victory dates back to 1954. Then the International Wool Secretariat organized a competition, as a result of which the 21-year-old (according to Lagerfeld - 14-year-old) guy received the first prize, awarded for the best sketch of a coat. After this, Karl was invited to the famous Pierre Balmain fashion house, where the young man gained experience for four years.
Success
Karl was noticed almost immediately: already in 1954 he took second place in a fashion design competition - the jury liked his coat design. Lagerfeld accepted the award embarrassedly, and it was clear that he was dissatisfied with himself. Of course: the first place was awarded to another - Yves Saint Laurent. Karl Lagerfeld in his youth After the competition, Lagerfeld was invited to assist by French fashion designer Pierre Balmain. Karl worked for him in a supporting role for several years, and in 1958 he went to the fashion house of Jean Patou. There, young talent was given the opportunity to present their own collection. True, it turned out to be so unsuccessful that Karl decided not to give her his name. He signed himself succinctly: “Roland Karl.”
Personal life
It is generally accepted that the couturier has an unconventional sexual orientation. Karl never married and had no children.
Karl Lagerfeld's personal life is an affair with his best friend Jacques de Bascher, who died in 1989. In an interview, Karl admitted that the relationship between them was exclusively platonic. After 12 years, the union broke up, and Jacques went to Yves Saint Laurent. 6 years later, de Basher died of AIDS.
After Jacques' death, the designer no longer connected his life with anyone. To questions of a personal nature, the fashion designer answered that his love had died and “that’s the end of it.”
Karl Lagerfeld practically does not talk about his personal life and carefully protects it.
Some claim that he... Published by KARL LAGERFELD UKRAINE Thursday, June 20, 2013
Karl Lagerfeld and Jacques de Bascher
Lagerfeld did not like questions about his personal life, arguing that it was indecent to talk about it in adulthood. In the last years of his life, three people were constantly in the designer’s house - a housekeeper, a cook and a driver.
After the death of a loved one, Karl's only affection was his Burmese cat, Choupette. It used to belong to his friend Baptist Giabiconi. While leaving on a business trip, he asked Lagerfeld to look after the animal, and when he returned, he discovered that his new friends were no longer able to part. The favorite starred in several advertising campaigns for the brand and inspired the fashion designer to create new collections and a signature print. The owner hired two maids especially for Choupette and bought a separate plane.
Infodays
On February 19, 2020, famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died at the age of 85. This is the fourth famous person to die in February this year. Oops. Rapper Decl, actor Sergei Yursky, singer Sergei Zakharov and Karl Lagerfeld. Death was lazy for several months, and then decided to take in several extraordinary personalities at once.
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But these are all my conjectures, let’s return to Karl Lagerfeld. He died. I saw this news and the thought flashed in my head: “Wow, I heard about the existence of this person.” If you are as far from the world of fashion as I am, then all you know about Karl Lagerfeld is that he was very revered in the world of the fashion industry, and had a very extravagant appearance: white gray hair tied in a tail, dark glasses on the bridge of his nose, his fingers were decorated with a huge number of steel rings and rings, lately he wore mitt gloves, dressed in an elegant three-piece suit, was always slender and graceful, had an unconventional sexual orientation. That’s probably all I knew about Karl Lagerfeld until now, and I often saw this designer together with Cara Delevingne, I believe - she is one of his last muses.
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But today I watched a documentary about Karl Lagerfeld and diversified my understanding of this fashion designer.
And what interesting things did I learn from the movie I watched? Let me summarize.
Karl Lagerfeld was born into a wealthy family, he was the late, last child of creative parents: his father was Swiss, his mother was German.
In the photo, Karl Lagerfeld's beloved one died early.
Karl Lagerfeld said that he was not created for a family, because he likes to be alone, to live the way that is convenient for him. Prefers to glide easily on thin ice and tries to catch it before it cracks. Dependent on anyone is not for him. Therefore, after his close friend Jacques de Bascher died of AIDS in 1989, Karl Lagerfeld prefers to live alone.
Karl Lagerfeld saw his collections in a dream, woke up and drew with a felt-tip pen, as the colors spread - and he hated waiting for them to dry. But the designer did not fall asleep with thoughts of work. Fashion is not his whole life, only a part.
Karl Lagerfeld believed that the fashion world was unfair, he advised those who dream of getting into it to accept it - there are no social guarantees there, the universe of the fashion industry is ephemeral and unfair. He did not work in order to travel, live richly and have all the benefits of a luxurious life - all this is secondary to him, that is, it was the result of his passion for the world of fashion.
As a child, Karl Lagerfeld was a spoiled child. Everyone nurtured him, but he believed that you should always try not to relax. Karl believed that he was born purposeful, he saw his future world and went towards it, he was not ready to compromise.
Karl Lagerfeld could only sleep with something on his stomach, it’s hereditary for him. Therefore, he always took with him on the road a pillow that his nanny embroidered for him as a child, with a train that had faded over the years, otherwise he would be tormented by terrible nausea.
Homosexuality. At the age of 11, Karl Lagerfeld’s mother explained the meaning of this word: she said that there was nothing unusual about it, it was like the color of hair or skin. Carla's half-sister was a lesbian, she was kicked out of colleges because she slept with her teachers. Karl's parents themselves lived a turbulent youth. Lagerfeld himself first tasted the forbidden fruit at the age of 13.
Here’s what Karl Lagerfeld also advises: “Be serious, but don’t get carried away by talking about your difficulties.” He himself does not like workaholics, he believes that you need to work, but everything should look like it was completely easy for you, that is, you need to know when to stop in everything.
Karl Lagerfeld did not receive a Catholic upbringing, so he does not give anyone a second chance at reform. Both in work and in relationships, everyone should have the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, they must try, there must be some tension. If you relax, you will lose everything. Success is short-lived, you have to do everything again, rest on your laurels all the time - this is not for Karl Lagerfeld.
Well, photos. About 50 pieces. There are many of them in which Karl Lagerfeld is captured as a young, dark-haired, curly-haired handsome man. And here he is – a German! And I kept thinking that he was Italian or French. I am a dark person. And Karl Lagerfeld did not believe in the afterlife and all these stories about hell, heaven and hell, so the words “may he rest in peace” are completely out of place here, especially since this guy is awaiting cremation...
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- Interesting!
