Real estate in Germany, Karl Lagerfeld acquired in 1989. Villa received the name of Jako: in 1989, Jacques de Basher died, the only love of Karl Lagerfeld. Their complex relationship is described in Marie Ottawa’s book, Jacques de Basher: Dandy in the Shadow.

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The classic villa and the estate are located in the respectable suburb of Hamburg Blankenese. The total area is 12 thousand square meters. meters

The terrace and the arched windows of the first floor overlook the park overlooking the waters of the Elbe River.

“It’s impossible to live on the Elbe. You spend all your time looking at the river. So you become lazy. "

A Roman-style villa was built in the 1920s by order of Hermann Witte, the shipping insurer. The architect was the famous Walter Bedeker at that time. Later, the one-story house was built on and for almost half a century the property belonged to the family of lawyer Alfred Schuler.

The first floor is decorated with a hall with a fountain framed by a colonnade. In the atrium there is a glass dome. In the living room - coffered ceilings, decorated with gold foil, and refurbished parquet flooring with a chevron layout. The house is 443 square meters. meters, the rest of the area - a luxurious park.

Lagerfeld lived in the Villa Jacot from 1991 until 1998. The interiors were created by the joint efforts of Karl Lagerfeld and the art historian Renata Kant. Initially, the purchase cost him 3 million deutsche marks.

On the open gallery of the second floor there is a library. One of the corridors leads to the library, hidden behind the velvet drapery and forming the second floor gallery. The house has three bedrooms with three bathrooms, decorated with marble and mosaics.

Creative director Chanel and Fendi Lagerfeld owned properties around the world, including New York, Paris and Monte Carlo. But the villa in Hamburg had a special meaning for the fashion icon. He talked about this in his book Ein Deutsches Haus (“German House”) and shot an advertising campaign for his fragrance Lagerfeld Jako.

A Roman-style villa was built in the 1920s by order of Hermann Witte, the shipping insurer.

Сегодня вилла «Жако» выставлена на продажу за 10 млн евро. Продавец: Engel & Völkers.