In “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” he is brooding, combative and ambitious, sure — but we are equally encouraged to root for him.
Despite Dietrich’s protestations, the creators of “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” seem to side with their muse.
Parisian fashion in the 1970s was, “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” suggests, a scene broadly gatekept by a handful of squabbling men.
"Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" intends to plunge the viewer into the heart of 1970s Paris, Monaco and Rome, to "follow the formidable blossoming of this complex and iconic personality," say the show notes.
“Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” is, stylistically, a luxurious tribute to ‘70s flair: gorgeous to look at and offering an aggressively humanized look at some of fashion’s biggest names.
Persons:
CNN —, Karl Lagerfeld, Daniel Brühl, Jacques de Bascher, Théodore Pellerin, “, ”, Kaiser Karl, Bascher, —, Yves Saint Laurent, Arnaud Valois, King, King Louis XIV, Lagerfeld, Caesar Flickerman, Stanley, Chuck Bass, Ed Westwick, Chanel, Jean, Claude Sauer, Gaby Aghion, Agnès Jaoui, Karl Lagerfeld ”, Saint Laurent, fawning, ” Karl Lagerfeld, couturier Pierre Balmain, ullstein, Marlene Dietrich, Sunnyi Melles, Dietrich, –, Charles Frederick, Worth, ” Claire Wilcox, ” Worth, Caroline Dubois, Abigail Joseph, — Louis XIV, Joseph, Pierre Larousse’s, Schiaparelli, de
Organizations:
CNN, Hulu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, German, London’s, Albert Museum, ”, Jour, Disney, Peterborough Express ”, Leitrim Advertiser, Dior, Balmain, Givenchy
Locations:
France, Chloé, Paris, Monaco, Rome, Worth, Peterborough