Lagerfeld, Karl. Room service. Steidl 2006 FASHION POP-KULTUR

Lagerfeld, Karl. Room service. Record: Devendra Bandhart. DVD: Johan Renk.
Göttingen, Steidl (2006). 4°. [29] Bl. mit teils farb. Tafeln und 1
Schallplatte sowie 1 DVD. Orig.-Leinenband.

„Right from the beginning, Karl
Lagerfeld conceived Room Service as a multi-track matrix: a series of
photos, a short film and an unusual version of the song „Diamonds Are a
Girl’s Best Friend,“ all collected in one deluxe volume. The project
began when Lagerfeld was commissioned to create a campaign for Dom
Perignon. The storyline he created was an ultra-contemporary fairy tale
that recounted an irresistible attraction between two solitary and
seductive hedonists whose paths cross at one of Paris’s finest
hotels—the woman played by Eva Herzigova, and the man by Brad Kroenig.
Lagerfeld shot photographs of the stranger-couple’s erotic encounter,
and Johan Renck shot the film, all in the luxurious George V hotel. Says
Lagerfeld, „Johan Renck is a music video genius. He liked the story and
put it into action. He followed the script even more carefully than I
could have done with still photos.“ For the song, Lagerfeld chose
neo-folk singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart. „After Marilyn, who could
have sung this song? A woman? I find Devendra’s low-high, ambiguous
voice amazing and absolutely perfect. His version of ’Diamonds Are a
Girl’s Best Friend’ is magnificent, unique and daring.“ This deluxe
volume features tritone printing, an exclusive vinyl single of Banhart’s
performance and a DVD of Renck’s film“ (Steidl). – Tadellos.