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In search of Kaiser Karl
Updated On: 14 July, 2024 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Shweta Shiware
A new series reveals Karl Lagerfeld as a person before he became a concept and a controversy
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German-Spanish actor Daniel Bruhl stars in Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. Pics Courtesy/Disney
Having written about fashion as a career and having met Monsieur Lagerfeld in 2010 at a London fashion conference, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the Disney+ series, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (available on Hotstar India). Based on Raphaelle Bacque’s book Kaiser Karl, this six-part series unfolds as a “becoming” story that explores the era before the iconic German designer’s rise to the role of Chanel’s creative director.
Directed by Audrey Estrougo and Jerome Salle, it opens amid the highfalutin society of Parisian haute couture in 1972: the feuds, theatrics, sketchbooks, cravats, and the disco. Lagerfeld, portrayed by Daniel Bruhl, emerges as a superbly glacial and brooding 38-year-old styled in aviator shades and a fan in hand, dividing his time as a social butterfly and freelance designer for Fendi and Chloe. He has yet to adopt the trademark monochrome uniform, white ponytail, high-starched collars, and pout.
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