Beau Monde shows up for the launch of Karl Lagerfeld's biography
FEELING BOOKISH: A good slice of the Parisian social scene deposited in the 7L bookstore on rue de Lille on Tuesday evening, as journalist and author William Middleton signed copies of his new biography of Karl Lagerfeld, titled "Paradise Now".
Olivier Picasso, Pierre Passebon, Haider Ackermann and Lars Nilsson rubbed shoulders with Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld executives home before retiring to the famed Lagerfeld photo studio tucked away in the back for a chat between the author and Elizabeth Von Guttman, co-founder of System magazine.
Actress Rebecca Hall, wearing a Batsheva dress with a pointed collar, said that she's "editing a movie that I'm going to direct. She was mum on the details, but her expression suggested it would be a world apart from the last movie she finished, the 'Godzilla vs. Kong' sequel due out this year. next.
Related GalleriesNilsson is gearing up for the Salone del Mobile, as his home decor projects swell. In addition to the fabrics he designs for the Stockholm-based interior design company Svenskt Tenn, he also creates rugs, lamps and chandeliers with other specialist manufacturers.
"I started making these during the pandemic," he said of candlesticks made by Connolly, which vaguely resemble skewers, only the elements are oak, bronze, ceramic and a little wool. "Everyone is unique."
Opera director Robert Carsen, who conceived the 2019 "Karl For Ever" celebration after the death of the German creator, then directed and designed the sets for a production of "Ariodante" by Handel at the Paris Opera.
This is quite a change from his last project: "Cabaret", which recently completed a successful race at the Piscine. It was the first time the 1966 musical was performed in English in the French capital, and it was the first musical event at the renovated Lido, once dedicated to cabaret and now to musicals.
"He couldn't play any longer because the whole cast was English", a-t he said, lamenting that since Brexit, actors can only stay in France for a short time.
Now out of Harpers, Middleton's 480-page tome delves into Lagerfeld's key relationships, to both personal and professional, and retraces her extraordinary career in fashion.
FEELING BOOKISH: A good slice of the Parisian social scene deposited in the 7L bookstore on rue de Lille on Tuesday evening, as journalist and author William Middleton signed copies of his new biography of Karl Lagerfeld, titled "Paradise Now".
Olivier Picasso, Pierre Passebon, Haider Ackermann and Lars Nilsson rubbed shoulders with Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld executives home before retiring to the famed Lagerfeld photo studio tucked away in the back for a chat between the author and Elizabeth Von Guttman, co-founder of System magazine.
Actress Rebecca Hall, wearing a Batsheva dress with a pointed collar, said that she's "editing a movie that I'm going to direct. She was mum on the details, but her expression suggested it would be a world apart from the last movie she finished, the 'Godzilla vs. Kong' sequel due out this year. next.
Related GalleriesNilsson is gearing up for the Salone del Mobile, as his home decor projects swell. In addition to the fabrics he designs for the Stockholm-based interior design company Svenskt Tenn, he also creates rugs, lamps and chandeliers with other specialist manufacturers.
"I started making these during the pandemic," he said of candlesticks made by Connolly, which vaguely resemble skewers, only the elements are oak, bronze, ceramic and a little wool. "Everyone is unique."
Opera director Robert Carsen, who conceived the 2019 "Karl For Ever" celebration after the death of the German creator, then directed and designed the sets for a production of "Ariodante" by Handel at the Paris Opera.
This is quite a change from his last project: "Cabaret", which recently completed a successful race at the Piscine. It was the first time the 1966 musical was performed in English in the French capital, and it was the first musical event at the renovated Lido, once dedicated to cabaret and now to musicals.
"He couldn't play any longer because the whole cast was English", a-t he said, lamenting that since Brexit, actors can only stay in France for a short time.
Now out of Harpers, Middleton's 480-page tome delves into Lagerfeld's key relationships, to both personal and professional, and retraces her extraordinary career in fashion.
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