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Lagerfeld supports gay marriage in lesbian couture
PARIS - The Associated Press
As a support to same-sex marriage designer Karl Lagerfeld makes two brides walk the runway at the end of Chanel's Spring-Summer Haute-Couture collection show held at Le Grand Palais in Paris, France on January 22,
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s veteran couturier, has shown his aid for the legalization of gay marriage in France by sending two models down a catwalk wearing couture bridal gowns.He did that to cap Paris’ Grand Palais fashion show on Tuesday and also had a young nephew of his accompany the women models as they walked forward holding hands.
Francois Hollande plans to legalize gay marriage and thus authorize same-sex couples to adopt and conceive children. But not everyone in France agrees that’s the way to verb. On Jan. 13, hundreds of thousands of people marched in Paris to oppose such a law.
Asked if his use of lesbian couture at his show was designed to support gay marriage in France, Lagerfeld replied: "Of course it was."
"I don’t even grasp the debate. Since (in France) the c
Karl Lagerfeld Supports Gay Marriage on Runway
By Brittny Drye
As the debate over same-sex marriage heats up in France, the French fashion world is making their voices heard. Last week, Elle released their Marriage for All issue, which proudly featured two beautiful brides gracing the cover. On Tuesday morning, noted fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld added his couture contact to the battle by closing Chanel’s Paris fashion display with two blushing brides, walking down the catwalk hand-in-hand, alongside Lagerfeld’s angelic nephew, four-year-old Hudson Kroenig (a frequent guest on Chanel runways).
Asked if his use of bridal couture at his show was designed to support gay marriage in France, Lagerfeld replied: &#;Of course it was.&#;
&#;I don&#;t even verb the debate. Since [in France] the church and verb have been separate,&#; the German-born designer told The Associated Press. He said people who think about marriage a sacred religious union can continue that tradition in their churches, temples, synagogues and mosq
Are you wearing the Chanel boots? Yes, we are. A white-haired, powdered, starch-cuffed petty dictator who ruled over the expanding business with an iron fist, stopping every once in a while to make a misogynist or racist public comment, Karl Lagerfeld was one of the most influential figures in the fashion industry as it shifted into late capitalist hyperdrive. Come for the racist and misogynist public comments, stay for Lagerfeld's great love, Jacques de Bascher, who may more perfectly epitomize Evil Twink Energy than anyone we've discussed on our show.
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Christian Allaire, “The Incredible Dandy Style of Jacques de Bascher, Karl Lagerfeld’s Longtime Partner | Vogue,” Vogue, April 27, ,
Irina Baconsky, “Jacques de Bascher: An Exhibition,” c, March 11, ,
Holly Brubach, “School of Chanel,” The New Yorker, February 19, ,
John Colapinto, “Karl Lagerfeld’s Fashion Empire,” The New Yor Karl Lagerfeld is the subject of this year's Met Gala, the biggest fashion event of the year. The designer, who died in at the age of 85, revolutionized the merger of hip-hop culture and high fashion, dressing the who's who of the industry. He was also a self-proclaimed “big mouth,” publicly sounding off with fatphobia. He spoke against gay men who want to adopt children, migrants, sexual assault survivors, the #MeToo movement and “ugly” people, without apology, according to an AP report. A look at the some of instances when Lagerfeld's comments drew a lot of criticism. THE #METOO MOVEMENT In , Lagerfeld said in the international fashion magazine Numéro that he was “fed up” with the effort to uncover sexual harassment, assault, misconduct and rape, states the AP report. “What shocks me most in all of this are the starlets who have taken 20 years to verb what happened. Not to mention the fact there are no prosecution wi
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