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Becoming Karl Lagerfeld review – an absolute feast for the eyes

Gorgeous gowns, extravagant chateaus, beautiful period styling: this biopic of one of fashion’s most distinctive icons is a visual feast. Even if it is a fairly slight portrait

As well as having grand ambitions for himself, he has a bitter rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois), made all the more complicated by their competing affection for the dashing young writer Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin). Here, he never crosses the line and instead makes mischievous quips that allude to his problematic tendencies, such as: “Fashion has nothing to do with women, or there wouldn’t be so many gays in the business.” The only person truly unimpressed by his antics is the actor Marlene Dietrich (Sunnyi Melles), which briefly jeopardises his career. While not as exquisite as Disney+’s Cristóbal Balenciaga show, it is still an absolute feast for the eyes, with the 70s costumes, hairstyling and set detailing in Parisian nightclubs, rural chateaus and swanky fashion events in Rome and Monaco.

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