Purple Magazine
— F/W 2014 issue 22
Thadée Klossowski De Rola
photography by BENOIT PEVERELLI
art direction and style by ROBERT RABENSTEINER
The son of the painter Balthus and husband of Loulou de la Falaise, Thadée Klossowski de Rola was a central character in Yves Saint Laurent’s private entourage, to which he was like an icon of aristocratic detachment and a model of nostalgic elegance.
Thadée is also a literary dandy who never got around to achieving his poetic ambition. He waited more than 40 years to put the finishing touches on his first book, “Vie Rêvée” (Life Dreamed). Neither an autobiography nor a memoir about high society, it’s a collection of intimate fragments — almost like a diary — and very much a reflection of the chic, bohemian, and evasive life he led from 1965 to 1977.
Until now, he has always refused to model for photographers — this is his first time in a fashion magazine.
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A black wool tuxedo jacket and pants with a white wool waistcoat, white cotton shirt, and black silk bowtie RALPH LAUREN PURPLE LABEL under a bordeaux silk caftan LINA AUDI POUR LIWAN with vintage shoes CHRISTIAN LOUBOTIN
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A printed blue silk robe over a black cashmere turtleneck TOM FORD with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage shoes CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
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A dark brown Musquash fur coat GIVENCHY by RICCARDO TISCI over a black silk caftan LINA AUDI LIWAN With brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage hat and shoes
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A black and mustard wool mix macro-tartan coat CERRUTI 1881 with brown woolnd mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage scarf and shoes
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A black and brown cashmere overcoat LOUIS VUITTON with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage shoes YVES SAINT LAURENT
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A fox fur coat over a brown smoking jacket, beige crêpe de Chine shirt, and brown scarf PRADA with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI, and vintage shoes YVES SAINT LAURENT
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A khaki coated and textured wool overcoat DIOR HOMME over a brown silk caftan LINA AUDI POUR LIWAN with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage hat, scarf, and shoes
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A sand and black striped Bartolini wool coat HAIDER ACKERMANN over a black silk caftan LINA AUDI POUR LIWAN with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI and vintage scarf and shoes
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A double-breasted vicuna coat ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA over a beige silk caftan LINA AUDI POUR LIWAN with brown wool and mohair pants BERLUTI, vintage shoes CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN and vintage hat and scarf
