Fashion is all the rage, especially on streaming platforms. In the beginning it was Cristobal Balenciaga to give life to the trend, they then followed up The New Lookthe story about the rivalry between Coco Chanel and Christian Diorand the latest arrival: Becoming Karl Lagerfeldfrom the June 7 on Disney+. It doesn’t just tell the professional side of KaiserIndeed, it is focused on its most intimate side, the hidden one, the one that ensured that the TV series did not become a very boring CV of Lagerfeld in video format. We start from 1972the Kaiser has only 38 years oldworks as a freelance stylist for numerous brands, his appearance is not yet the one that has entered the common imaginationobviously doesn’t have white hair, but neither does he have black glasses and his characteristic gloves. He works every day, he does it to assert himself and to earn the respect of those who don’t seem to have any desire to give him any. After all, Karl is, for now, just a ready-to-wear designer who has never gotten a response every time he has tried to knock on the doors of haute couture. And so Lagerfeld gets very angryespecially when he thinks about Yves Saint Laurenthis friend, or ex-friend, who at that moment occupies a more prestigious position than his in the hierarchical pyramid of Parisian fashion.
«Karl Lagerfeld, the mercenary of ready-to-wear»: this is how he defines himself when addressing Jacques de Bascherhis lifelong companion who gave him many troubles, he made him suffer and betrayed himright with Yves Saint Laurent, giving rise to one of fashion’s worst love triangles. When he meets Jacques, Karl begins to have one more worry: the boy becomes his protégé, participates in every social event and is a constant source of trouble, mostly of a sentimental nature. In parallel with heart problems, Lagerfeld continues to build his career by becoming artistic director of ChloeAnd trying to find a style that is all his own.
If you expect to know every single detail regarding the creations and artistic path of Karl Lagerfeld, this series is not the right one for you. If, however, you are interested in knowing the intimate life of the stylist, beyond just the professional aspect, take a seat, you are in the right place. Becoming Karl Lagerfeld this is exactly it, an intense and intimate portrait of a man struggling against his uncertainties. Her insecurity emerges above all in her relationship with Jacques, which focuses on the emotional and never physical dimension and the evolution of their relationship constitutes the main narrative thread of the TV series in all six episodes. Jacques is one of those sick loves impossible, one of those beautiful and tremendously complicated people who, despite being perfectly aware of the harm they will bring, we cannot do without.
De Bascher himself is the second protagonist of the series, indirectly, he plays the role of loose cannon which enlivens the quiet existence of the German designer. Because yes, although he was destined to become an icon, Lagerfeld’s life before Jacques was ordinary, that of an ambitious boy who approached his work with extreme self-sacrifice. Interpreted by Théodore PellerinJacques is a character that in the long run we tend to no longer tolerate, we see him hurt himself and hurt others, it is consumed to the point of being hateful, nothing more than an obsession in Karl’s life.
Over the course of six episodes we witness the evolution of Lagerfeld’s stylewhich however does not go hand in hand with his character change. The stylist’s temperament remains almost unchangedacquires more experience over the years without ever changing its true essence. We see him fail and then get back up, like when Marlene Dietrich she refuses the dress he had made especially for her for a shoot on Vogueor when it is not granted by Gaby Aghion to become a member of Chloe. There is a lot of attention to the aesthetic details of the settings and costumes, enriched by the inclusion of the many characters who actually existed and were part of Lagerfeld’s life, such as Anna Piaggihistorical journalist of Vogue Italia, Andy Warhol and Paloma Picasso. Becoming Karl Lagerfeld it’s the series to watch to learn about the hidden side of the Kaiser, telling it wasn’t easy at all, but Daniel Brühl is perfect, and there is nothing else to add.
Source: Vanity Fair
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