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Room Service by Karl Lagerfeld
Steidl
60 pages, 43 colour plates, 20 tritone plates, 30 cm x 30 cm
Clothbound hardcover with an acetate dust jacket, including a vinyl single and a DVD
巴黎，二ＯＯ六年春。一個現代的精靈童話...

不是那麼巴黎的Karl Lagerfeld卻比巴黎人更懂得巴黎，至少臣服在CHANEL珍珠項鍊與美人裙擺下的，不曾有過懷疑。最近和朋友開始討論起Karl Lagerfeld，看著他一頭白髮、筆挺的黑色外套，聽著他策劃挑選的時尚音樂合輯「My Favorite Songs」，才發現這傢伙想做的、遠比我們知道他的還多。最近一本新發行的攝影書「Room Service」裡，還找來Johan Renck於巴黎一處旅館取景拍攝音樂短片，歌名叫作"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"，取自Marilyn Monroe。此外，隨書還附上一張七吋黑膠碟，來自neo-folk唱作人Devendra Banhart的音樂。Karl Lagerfeld，他是住在巴黎的德國人，此外僅須記住「超越年齡限制的時尚嬉戲」是他的拿手絕活；其他的不必過份苛求。

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Book Description
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.

About the Author
Karl Lagerfeld was born in 1938 in Hamburg. A fashion and perfume designer, he has also been making photographs since 1987. He is the author of many photography books, including Waterdance/Bodywave, Abtstrakt, 7 Fantasmes of a Woman and others. Devendra Banhart was born in 1981 and started writing songs at the age of 12. A singer/songwriter, he might be described as the eccentric prince of America's neo-folk movement. He has made five critically acclaimed albums since 2002. Johan Renck is one of today's most respected directors of commercials and music videos, having worked with New Order, Madonna and others. Currently, he is working on his first feature film, Downloading Nancy, with Holly Hunter and William Hurt.