But despite Drake’s presentation of him as a doomed artiste, his demise comes more as an anticlimax than as a tragedy of genius lost. Beauty made even the idea of self-destruction … a possibility.” By self-destruction, the author means not only drug addiction but AIDS, from which Bascher died at 38. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. “These letters to Yves couldn’t have been written without saying one, that I love him, and two that there were very difficult moments during our relationship.”  thedailybeast .com, Insofar as being a muse can be called a function, he functioned as a muse to Karl Lagerfeld. David Hockney, Nicky Weymouth, Yves Saint Laurent, Qui N'a D'yeux Que Pour Jacques De Bascher, En Face De Lui, En 1974. Jacques de Bascher (right) & Karl Lagerfeld (middle), Bergé makes no effort to disguise his distaste for Bascher. In the early 70s, however, Karl Lagerfeld became enamored of Jacques de Bascher, a debauched young nobleman new to the Parisian scene, and began bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle. He writes in The Karl Lagerfeld Diet that directly before De Bascher’s death, “I started to lose interest in my appearance, because I knew what was going to happen. As the years went on they both had other interests, other passions, other lovers (most notably Lagerfeld protégé Jacques de Bascher, whose affair with Yves added another dimension to the bitter Lagerfeld/Saint Laurent rivalry). #jacquesdebascher #jacquesdebascherdebeaumarchais, A post shared by James Bosley Studio (@jamesbosleystudio) on Jan 22, 2018 at 1:44pm PST, Jacques de Bascher was Karl Lagerfeld’s long-time boyfriend. Quelques photos, une liasse de lettres, peu de survivants. Des miettes. I went from small to medium, medium to large, then to extra-large.”. Berge alleged that Lagerfeld “engineered” a relationship betwee… Dom Jacques de Bascher (1915-2001), moine bénédictin et écrivain; Jacques de Bascher (1951-1989), dandy parisien connu pour son élégance et sa beauté [8], il vit une relation de quelques années avec le grand couturier parisien Yves Saint Laurent et se lie d'amitié jusqu'à sa mort avec un autre grand couturier parisien Karl Lagerfeld. Saint Laurent at the time was in a long-term relationship with Pierre Berge, who was also a business partner with the French style-guru. ( Log Out /  Des miettes. I lost interest in myself and trivial matters. "I infinitely loved that boy," Lagerfeld reportedly said of de Bascher, "but I had no physical contact with him. They are buried at a small chapel in the town of Grand Champ in the northwestern French district of Brittany. Like most people in the book, he’s fairly disagreeable but what he lacks in character is mitigated by what he lacked in good intentions. Un livre revient sur la vie de Jacques de Bascher, amour de Karl Lagerfeld et d’Yves Saint Laurent. VideoVideo related to jacques de bascher, karl lagerfeld’s boyfriend: 5 fast facts you need to know2019-02-19T08:39:46-05:00. In … The Guardian, This book ( The Beautifal Fall) is about the fashion designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld in their heydays in Paris in the 1970s. Bergé makes no effort to disguise his distaste for Bascher. This symbiotic relationship is at the heart of many a fairytale story; note Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, Yves Saint Laurent and Lou Lou de la Falaise. The New York Times. I did find his pretensions to French aristocracy to be, well, pretensions to French aristocracy. Jacques was not born into actual French aristocracy, but into an affluent family who had borrowed the title to accompany their wealth. Quelques photos, une liasse de lettres, peu de survivants. In 1973, Saint Laurent and Bascher began an affair — infuriating Lagerfeld and Bergé, and precipitating the fateful rupture between the two camps. “When he realized that he had an upper hand over others,” explains the author, “he saw an opportunity, and knew that things would always work out for him thanks to his personality and beauty.”He became known … This book ( The Beautifal Fall) is about the fashion designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld in their heydays in Paris in the 1970s. Masters of Beauty, Karl Lagerfeld90's documentary about the background and lifestyle of Karl Lagerfeld2014-03-12T11:59:20.000Z. Jacques de Bascher by Philippe Heurtault Reblogged this on The God of Super Freaks . He (Karl Lagerfeld) doesn’t talk about his sexual orientation and maintains that he never had sexual congress with the man he calls the love of his life, the Parisian “It” dandy Jacques de Bascher, who called Lagerfeld “Mein Kaiser” and died of aids in 1989. Change ). I went from small to medium, medium to large, then to extra-large.”   New York Magazine, Ultimately Pierre Bergé would move out, unable to cope with Yves’s utter self-absorption. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Et cela, aussi bien du côté du neuf que des produits Jacques De Bascher occasion. Jacques de Bascher était le compagnon de Karl Lagerfeld, il fut aussi l'amant d'Yves Saint Laurent, ce qui lui vaudra une haine éternelle de Pierre Bergé. Lagerfeld is quoted as saying, “I infinitely loved that boy but I had no physical contact with him. For Lagerfeld, Jacques represented the dandy prince of the castle who he had always wanted to be. A post shared by Mr. Ricky Lee @ The EP (@the_ep_magazine) on Jun 29, 2017 at 8:43am PDT, Lagerfeld told Vice in February 2010 that his “best friend” died after suffering from AIDS. Jacques de Bascher sur l’affiche d’une exposition des dessins de David Hockney en 1975. In the early 70s, however, Karl Lagerfeld became enamored of Jacques de Bascher, a debauched young nobleman new to the Parisian scene, and began bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle. In fact, De Bascher was the reason Lagerfeld gained weight to begin with. What has been written about Jacques de Bascher: Jacques was not born into actual French aristocracy, but into an affluent family who had borrowed the title to accompany their wealth. Jacques de Bascher was a fashion socialite and Karl Lagerfeld‘s partner for 18 years. Of course, I was seduced by his physical charm." Berge alleged that Lagerfeld “engineered” a relationship between de Bascher and Saint Laurent as a means to hurt the Yves Saint Laurent brand. Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: bit.ly/1wbkfYg Like us on FACEBOOK: goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: bit.ly/1ghOWmt Saint Laurent Official French Trailer (2014) – Yves Saint Laurent Biopic HD The life and times of Yves Saint Laurent. There were wild parties with weird installations and vast amounts of drugs. New book sheds light on Karl Lagerfeld’s troubled partner: https://t.co/CJitloHBAX pic.twitter.com/OnQKgM7rwg, The piece goes on to say that Lagerfeld was known to fund de Bascher’s S&M-themed party, Moratoire Noir(e). Jacques de Bascher was Karl Lagerfeld's long-time boyfriend. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. Referring to the time, Lagerfeld said, “I don’t want to go back through that age. Jacques de Bascher. De Bascher died from AIDS in 1989. Pictures do him less justice than words, which, in this case, is a good thing. According to the book, “Jacques de Bascher, Dandy de l’ombre,” Lagerfeld and de Bascher, despite dating for 18 years, the couple “never consummated their relationship,” via Women’s Wear Daily’s review of the 2017 book. Jacques de Bascher va marquer les esprits par son arrogance, ses farces outrageuses et sa beauté viscontienne. The New York Times reported at the time that Lagerfeld sued that book’s author, Alicia Drake, for an “intrusion into his private life.” A 2014 movie, based on the book, featured French actor Louis Garrel portraying de Bascher. Michigan School Teachers Admit to Making Adult Movies on the Side. This sublime, irresistible dandy was Karl Lagerfeld's partner for 18 years, and his decadent lifestyle would be his … Dans les années 70, tout-Paris était à ses pieds. ( Log Out /  Lagerfeld dated de Bascher for 18 years. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Lagerfeld’s companion Jacques de Bascher de Beaumarchais (yes, the name is fake) loved to titillate his guests. But he certainly dressed the part. For Lagerfeld, Jacques represented the dandy prince of the castle who he had always wanted to be. A true gentleman icon of the last century and something of a modern-day Dorian Gray, Jacques de Bascher was truly a tragic figure worthy of being remembered. On his parquet sitting-room floor you might find a gynaecologist’s chair, or a posse of firemen, or a Harley Davidson with the wing mirrors pointing upwards and, on each mirror, a pile of cocaine with a straw and a razorblade…  The Telegraph.uk, very well researched post -beautiful pics- and a dignified portrait of a Parisian legend. Ce petit club de la rue Sainte- Anne va lui servir de piste de lancement dans le monde clos de la jet-society et de la mode. Bascher intrigued Saint Laurent, too, who saw in him a way to rebel against Pierre Bergé’s tight control and to “exorcise certain of his demons,” Drake. Like most people in the book, he’s fairly disagreeable but what he lacks in character is mitigated by what he lacked in good intentions. When de Bascher became ill with HIV, Lagerfeld remained by his side and had a cot set up in his boyfriend’s hospital room in the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital in Garches, until his partner passed away at the age of 38. The Frenchman was born in Saigon on July 8, 1951, to a small aristocratic family.Even as a teenager, he had such charm that he seduced one of his high school teachers.Both men and women found de Bascher irresistible. I am a Calvinist toward myself, and totally indulgent toward others.” In addition to never consummating their relationship, the couple never even shared a home together. I started to buy my clothes from Matsuda, Comme des Garçons, and Yohji Yamamoto. He was an ardent consumer of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Marie Ottavi à travers le destin incroyable de ce dandy (on dirait people maintenant) dresse une passionnante radioscopie des années 70/80. Even David Hockney immortalized him in one of his famous pencil sketches, which now retail for $60 upwards. A toast to Jacques de Bascher, the man who seduced both Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent in the 70's AND who directed the first Fendi fashion movie. In the early 70s, however, Karl Lagerfeld became enamored of Jacques de Bascher, a debauched young nobleman new to the Parisian scene, and began bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle. Jacques de Bascher de Beaumarchais, né le 8 juillet 1951 à Saïgon (Indochine française) et mort le 3 septembre 1989 à l'hôpital de Garches, est un dandy parisien, membre de la jet set française, qui fut le compagnon de Karl Lagerfeld de 1971 à sa mort et l'amant d'Yves Saint Laurent en 1973. The author of the book on de Bascher, Maria Ottavi, told WWD, “If he were alive today, maybe he would be an influencer.” Ottavi also told WWD that for Lagerfeld, “It’s still a very emotional topic for him, and he opened up as perhaps he has never done before. “I had to address that period,” said Bergé. De Bascher is known almost exclusively for his wild nature. Ultimately Pierre Bergé would move out, unable to cope with Yves’s utter self-absorption. Jacques de Bascher avait la vue trop perçante pour ne pas voir ce qui l’attendait. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I felt old-fashioned in my proper made-to-measure Italian clothes. I lost interest in myself and trivial matters. (One can forgive anything except meaning well.) De Jacques de Bascher, mort du sida et d’excès en 1989 à l’âge de 48 ans, il ne reste rien ou presque. On view in Paris, a look at the legacy of Jacques de Bascher (1951 – 1989): ambiguous companion to Karl Lagerfeld for more than 18 years, extravagant life of the 1970s champagne-soaked Parisian party scene, debauched erudite with a penchant for beauty and self-destruction, and “artist with no work except that of his own life.” (One can forgive anything except meaning well.) ( Log Out /  Photo’s underneath, I found on Pinterrest (copyright Phillipe Heurrault), lots more can be found on: Yves Saint Laurent (left) & Jacques de Bascher (looking in the camera), Jacques de Bascher called Karl Lagerfeld “Mein Kaiser”, Marianne Faithfull, the Original Rock Chic (Part One), https://agnautacouture.com/2014/09/28/jacques-de-bascher/, The Muse: Your Resource for Creativity – very artisanal, Betty Brosmer, “the Most Gorgeous Body of 50s”, Zelda Fitzgerald, the "First American Flapper", Madeleine Vionnet, master in manipulating fabric, Wallis Simpson & Prince Edward, a Stylish Couple, Shaun Ross, the first Afro-American Male Model born with Albinism, Leni Riefenstahl's registration of the Nuba tribe, Barbara 'Babe' Paley, the Ultimate Trophy Wife, Jeanne Lanvin, Founder of World's Oldest Fashion House. Jacques de Bascher was the love in the life of iconic designer, Karl Lagerfeld –who sadly passed away early Tuesday. De Bascher's life was shrouded in mystery outside the fashion world until Lagerfeld agreed to participate in French journalist Marie Ottavi's book 'Jacques de Bascher, dandy de l'ombre' in 2017. But he certainly dressed the part. Behind every great designer there is often a nudging muse; an aristocratic aesthete who embodies not only the designer’s ideals but who also simultaneously pushes him towards greatness. Pictures do him less justice than words, which, in this case, is a good thing. […] https://agnautacouture.com/2014/09/28/jacques-de-bascher/ […], […] Foto: Crédito  Jaques de Basher y Karl Lagerfeld […], […] Jacques de Bascher de Beaumarchais was a muse for Karl Lagerfeld. But despite Drake’s presentation of him as a doomed artiste, his demise comes more as an anticlimax than as a tragedy of genius lost. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He had an 18-year relationship with the French aristocrat, model, and socialite Jacques de Bascher (1951–1989), though Lagerfeld said that the liaison never became sexual. The couple met when de Bascher was 22 years old. Bascher intrigued Saint Laurent, too, who saw in him a way to rebel against Pierre Bergé’s tight control and to “exorcise certain of his demons,” Drake (Alicia Drake, the writer of The Beautial Fall) writes. Amant de Saint Laurent, compagnon de Lagerfeld, ennemi de Pierre Bergé : il les a tous (et toutes) séduit (e)s. I had been close friends with Yves for more than 20 years.”, Saint Laurent Official French Trailer (2014) – Yves Saint Laurent Biopic HDSubscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly/H2vZUn Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: bit.ly/1wbkfYg Like us on FACEBOOK: goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: bit.ly/1ghOWmt Saint Laurent Official French Trailer (2014) – Yves Saint Laurent Biopic HD The life and times of Yves Saint Laurent.2014-07-22T15:54:52.000Z. During Their Relationship, de Bascher Had an Affair With Yves Saint Laurent. A statement from French fashion conglomerate LVMH said that Lagerfeld was a “creative genius” to whom “we owe a lot.”s. Des nuits du Sept à celles du Palace, la journaliste Marie Ottavi retrace le parcours sombre de ce démon élégant, qui rendit fou d’amour Yves Saint Laurent, dans une époque où l’impensable était la norme. De Bascher, for his part, was renowned for his promiscuity, partying, and organizing of orgies and an infamous, S&M-themed party, the “Moratoire Noir(e)”—which Lagerfeld funded. Drawing on the link he himself made between “decadence” and “falling” (a link that apparently inspired her book’s title, The Beautiful Fall), she writes: “For Jacques, it was always beauty that justified the fall. Even David Hockney immortalized him in one of his famous pencil sketches, which now retail for $60 upwards. Jacques de Bascher represents this figure for arguably the most influential and important designer (bar perhaps Yves Saint Laurent) of the last half a century – Kaiser Karl, Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, Fendi, and world domination. A true gentleman icon of the last century and something of a modern-day Dorian Gray, Jacques de Bascher was truly a tragic figure worthy of being remembered. According to LCI, Lagerfeld named his home in Hamburg, Germany, “Villa Jako” in de Bascher’s memory. With his penchant for exquisite suits, and turn of the century details, Jacques made quite a stir in Paris society in the eighties until his untimely death from AIDS in 1989. While de Bascher was with Lagerfeld, he had an affair with famed-French designer Yves Saint Laurent. “I had to address that period,” said Bergé. Beauty made even the idea of self-destruction … a possibility.” By self-destruction, the author means not only drug addiction but AIDS, from which Bascher died at 38. “These letters to Yves couldn’t have been written without saying one, that I love him, and two that there were very difficult moments during our relationship.”. For Drake, Bascher personified the “gilt-edged decadence” that defined his intimates’ milieu. He (Jacques de Bascher) follows a certain dandyish template that I like — let’s call it the charming satanist– and, according to Agenda Inc. the “notorious Moratoire Noir party organized by Jacques de Bascher which introduced the fashion world – for the first time – to the darker edges of the Parisian suburbs and Mapplethorpian quantities of leather.”. Ce livre est une plongée dans les années quatre-vingt, ces années folles qui consumèrent Paris et ses troupes, et dont Jacques de Bascher fut l’un des étendards. […]. De quoi nourrir vos convictions personnelles avec la référence Jacques De Bascher si la seconde main fait partie intégrante de vos habitudes d'achat. There were wild parties with weird installations and vast amounts of drugs. Jacques de Bascher et Xavier de Castella (architecte depuis peu amant de Kenzo) y reçoivent leurs invités en tenue d’escrimeur, seuls autorisés à porter du blanc ce soir-là. “I’m a … Lagerfeld’s companion Jacques de Bascher de Beaumarchais (yes, the name is fake) loved to titillate his guests. It wasn’t an easy task, because not a lot can be found about him, but ……. Lagerfeld said of this time, “He who has the money pays.” The Vice article details that shortly after meeting, “Very quickly, Lagerfeld became crazy about him and made him his muse.”. When Lagerfeld says he “hated the nineties, for some reasons,” it is code for many miserable years suffering with a broken heart, partially expressed by naming his Hellenic-inspired villa in Hamburg “Jako,” an amalgam of their names, and briefly selling a perfume of the same appellation. De Jacques de Bascher, mort du sida et d’excès en 1989 à l’âge de 48 ans, il ne reste rien ou presque. À l’occasion d’une biographie sur Jacques de Bascher, Karl Lagerfeld s’est exprimé pour la première fois sur celui qui fut son compagnon pendant dix-huit ans. The couple met when de Bascher was 22 years old. That affair was detailed in the book, “The Beautiful Fall,” in 2006. For Drake, Bascher personified the “gilt-edged decadence” that defined his intimates’ milieu. His name was Jacques de Bascher. He came to Paris seeking fame and popularity, and found it first as Lagerfeld’s lover and companion, with a brief interlude as Yves Saint Laurent’s obsession. Informations sur Jacques de Bascher : dandy de l'ombre (9782259304986) de Marie Ottavi et sur le rayon Beaux arts, La Procure. The city then was awash with wild, glittering young things who spent their nights dancing and schmoozing and stripping off and spraying each other with champagne. Oakazine.com. Jacques de Bascher était beau-bizarre. Aujourd'hui sur Rakuten, 14 Jacques De Bascher vous attendent au sein de notre rayon . He came to Paris seeking fame and popularity, and found it first as Lagerfeld’s lover and companion, with a brief interlude as Yves Saint Laurent’s obsession. That’s a terrible ordeal, and the fact that he talked about it was a beautiful thing.”, Monday Menswear Muse #jacquesdebascher #jacquesdebascherdebeaumarchais #mondaymuse #menswear #karllagerfeld #exboyfriend #dandy, A post shared by Eric Nicholson (@ericnicholsonstylist) on Nov 13, 2017 at 7:36pm PST, In the book, “Jacques de Bascher, dandy de l’ombre,” it’s detailed that while de Bascher was with Lagerfeld, he had an affair with famed-French designer Yves Saint Laurent. Drawing on the link he himself made between “decadence” and “falling” (a link that apparently inspired her book’s title, The Beautiful Fall), she writes: “For Jacques, it was always beauty that justified the fall. When Lagerfeld says he “hated the nineties, for some reasons,” it is code for many miserable years suffering with a broken heart, partially expressed by naming his Hellenic-inspired villa in Hamburg “Jako,” an amalgam of their names, and briefly selling a perfume of the same appellation. Since the book The Beautiful Fall and the movie Yves Saint Laurent there’s been an increasing interest in Jacques de Bascher, the man who fuelled the rivalry between former friends Karl Lagerfeld & Yves Saint Laurent by having a love affair with both of them and the reason Karl Lagerfeld suffered from a broken heart for years. Philippe Heurtault qui rencontra Jacques de Bascher quand celui-ci n'avait que dix-neuf ans l'accompagna dans ce qui à bien des égards fut une recherche de ce que De Bascher appelait "la belle chute", une manière d'autodestruction élégante et raffinée. ( Log Out /  90's documentary about the background and lifestyle of Karl Lagerfeld, Video related to jacques de bascher, karl lagerfeld’s boyfriend: 5 fast facts you need to know, Saint Laurent Official French Trailer (2014) – Yves Saint Laurent Biopic HD. Find professional Jacques De Bascher videos and stock footage available for license in film, television, advertising and corporate uses. Now the movie Saint Laurent has been released (24 September, 2014), I find even more people searching for information on Jacques de Bascher on my blog, so I decided to try to find out more about this mysterious dandy. He writes in The Karl Lagerfeld Diet that directly before De Bascher’s death, “I started to lose interest in my appearance, because I knew what was going to happen. Marie Ottavi a pu s’entretenir avec de très nombreuses personnalités de l’époque et surtout avec l’homme dont Jacques de Bascher était en quelque sorte la muse, Karl Lagerfeld. We couldn’t be further apart. Karl who was 85-years-old was known as one of the most celebrated fashion icons of the 20th and 21st centuries. In a 2008 New York Times feature, it is written that de Bascher is buried alongside Lagerfeld’s mother, Elizabeth Bahlmann. Powered by. Lagerfeld is quoted by WWD as saying of the affair, “Of course I knew about the affair with Saint Laurent. Lagerfeld owned a country home in the area, which he bought in the 1970s. As the years went on they both had other interests, other passions, other lovers (most notably Lagerfeld protégé Jacques de Bascher, whose affair with Yves added another dimension to the bitter Lagerfeld/Saint Laurent rivalry). Bascher intrigued Saint Laurent, too, who saw in him a way to rebel against Pierre Bergé’s tight control and to “exorcise certain of his demons,” Drake (Alicia Drake, the writer of The Beautial Fall) writes. thegrumpyowl.com, He (Karl Lagerfeld) doesn’t talk about his sexual orientation and maintains that he never had sexual congress with the man he calls the love of his life, the Parisian “It” dandy Jacques de Bascher, who called Lagerfeld “Mein Kaiser” and died of aids in 1989. Jacques de Bascher - Musée Galliera - Vernissage Mao exhibition - Andy Warhol Il a fait de la décadence un mode de vie. Having “never carved a statue or painted a picture” or designed an article of clothing, Bascher left behind only a legacy of hatred between two men far more talented than he. Avec panache, il a entrainé dans ses chutes le Paris sulfureux des années 1970. Don Juan pervers, il fit de sa vie une œuvre d’art et se plut à «organiser le chaos» des nuits parisiennes des années 70 et 80 In those days it was a hopeless case.” Lagerfeld then echoed Fran Lebowitz’s opinion that “AIDS killed all the cool people.”, READ NEXT: Michigan School Teachers Admit to Making Adult Movies on the Side, Jacques de Bascher, Karl Lagerfeld’s Boyfriend: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. An LCI article on de Bascher, published shortly after Lagerfeld’s death, said that as opposed to the designer’s healthy teetotaling ways, de Bascher was “dependent” on drugs and alcohol. Marie Ottavi told Vice in 2017 that de Bascher was known to frequent Parisian gay clubs, where mixed with Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent and Andy Warhol’s entourage. The city then was awash with wild, glittering young things who spent their nights dancing and schmoozing and stripping off and spraying each other with champagne. Having “never carved a statue or painted a picture” or designed an article of clothing, Bascher left behind only a legacy of hatred between two men far more talented than he. With his penchant for exquisite suits, and turn of the century details, Jacques made quite a stir in Paris society in the eighties until his untimely death from AIDS in 1989. On his parquet sitting-room floor you might find a gynaecologist’s chair, or a posse of firemen, or a Harley Davidson with the wing mirrors pointing upwards and, on each mirror, a pile of cocaine with a straw and a razorblade…. I started to buy my clothes from Matsuda, Comme des Garçons, and Yohji Yamamoto. Thanks, Somehow i pitied karl, i’ve watched both the movie yves saint laurent and saint laurent, yves and piere will be remain as a soulmate indeed but the sad part when jacques cheated on karl and bad mouthing about him it’s such a low and i kinda disappointed with the both and feel sorry for their partners karl and piere, but shockingly i found jacques as a veeeerrryyyy fine young man and i won’t say the actors in the both movie ugly but the real jacques reeeaaalllyyyyy cute and handsome, no wonder karl have a terrible and long broken heart moment, it says in karl wikipedia that karl and jacques still remain as a lover until jacques’s death……i feel awful somehow…..poor karl, u could says i’m such closed minded person but i really hate cheated person bc i am personally very faithful type to my relationship status, tbh i really kinda want karl have a new love rn and piere can find someone and move on from yves, anyway jacques can be consider as a fuckboy nowadays i guess……. On February 19, Paris Match was the first to report that Lagerfeld had died at the age of 85. In fact, De Bascher was the reason Lagerfeld gained weight to begin with. Jacques de Bascher was the member of de Bascher family, the son of Antony de Bascher, governor of the province of Cholon in Vietnam and an executive of Shell's insurance department on his return to France in 1955. de Buscher's mother, née Armelle Petit, is … The fashion designer, creative director, photographer, artist, publisher, bibliophile, actor, author, costumer, and aphorist was a cherished contributor to PARIS LA, supporting Chanel ’s campaign collaborations over the last ten years, and creating a poster for … De Bascher died from AIDS in 1989. The Times reported that following the death of his mother and de Bascher, Lagerfeld ceased to visit the area and sold his home there in 2000. I felt old-fashioned in my proper made-to-measure Italian clothes. Saint Laurent at the time was in a long-term relationship with Pierre Berge, who was also a business partner with the French style-guru. According to French journalist Marie Ottavi, Lagerfeld was in a romantic relationship for 18 years — with Jacques de Bascher, whom Ottavi wrote about in her 2017 book Jacques de Bascher, dandy de l’ombre. Un petit matin de 1971, Jacques de Bascher sort du Sept où le Tout-Paris des arts, des lettres et du prêt-à-porter s'encanaille. De S’être à Ce Point Abaissé Pour Un "séducteur D’opérette Efféminé". Marie Ottavi's new tome, Jacques de Bascher, dandy de l'ombre ("Jacques de Bascher, shadow dandy") is a portrait of the cultivated, aristocratic Frenchman, who … People familiar with Paris fashion folklore readily recognize Pierre Bergé is talking about Saint Laurent’s liaison in the 1970s to the late Parisian dandy, Jacques de Bascher, who also carried on with Saint Laurent’s bitter rival, designer Karl Lagerfeld. His father had been a former governor in the then-French controlled state. He watched this man, whom he once admired for his style, allure, spirit and innate sense of beauty, take his last breath and absolutely wither. De Bascher was born in 1951 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Using details gleaned from the man with the ponytail himself, Ottavi described a relationship “based on freedom and open-mindedness” between two very different people. Of course, I was seduced by his physical charm… I’m a total puritan, but I found Jacques’s adventures amusing.