Designers and their Love Lives #2

[anlabe32]

I know one of the Rodarte sisters is a lesbian, right ? so I heard anyway.

It;s not really hard to guess which one actually..

 

[anlabe32]

Christopher Bailey: nursed his boyfriend until he died
Riccardo Tisci: Gay, read some magazine article a while ago in which he talked about his sex life.

I've read in several articles that Tisci is attracted to men.

Actually Christopher Bailey is dating actor Simon Woods.
The guy you're talking about is Christophe Decarnin, former Balmain designer.

 

[Chanelcouture09]

^Indeed.


*Tatler.com

 

[thejarc]

I've read in several articles that Tisci is attracted to men.

Actually Christopher Bailey is dating actor Simon Woods.
The guy you're talking about is Christophe Decarnin, former Balmain designer.

No, Christopher Baileys now dead boyfriends name was Geert Cloet and he was brand director at Miu Miu. Decarin also had a boyfriend that died?

 

[Chanelcouture09]

^ I found this article, it's incredibly touching .

Geert Cloet Fund

My partner Geert, was born in Belgium in 1969, he worked in Milan and lived between both London and Milan.

Geert was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in June 2004. Geert was 35 at the time of the diagnosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme and though he had previously been incredibly healthy, fit and energetic, he passed away in July 2005, just thirteen short months later.

Geert was such a wonderfully happy person who loved life and loved living. He was very naturally gifted and talented in so many areas including business and history and spoke six languages fluently. He had so much warmth and love to give to everybody that came into contact with him. Throughout all of the treatment that Geert received for his cancer including major brain surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and the consequent terrible seizures, he never once complained but instead kept on smiling and tried to come to terms with a complete life change that comes with a terminal illness. Geert’s tremendous strength of character and resilience was both inspiring and humbling.

When Geert started to have severe headaches back in May 2004 and a little later on difficulties in speaking, neither of us ever considered the enormity of what it might be. Geert worked in Milan as a director at Prada and we put everything down to the stresses of work and the extensive travelling. A few weeks later, following a brain scan, we were told of the three ‘small’ tumours that had shown up. It is difficult to describe the feeling of hearing such devastating news and realising that all your dreams and hopes of the future have changed in those few moments.

Ironically, though in quite different circumstances, my grandfather also died of Glioblastoma Multiforme at the age of 65.

Perhaps it is because I am now so acutely aware of this terrible disease but I hear too often of so many young people being diagnosed with a brain tumour, that is why it is imperative that we support in every way possible the research and funding into finding a cure for this devastating illness that affects far too many lives.

I think of Geert every moment and regret deeply that he is not here next to me enjoying the beautiful life that we shared together and dreamed of but he continues to give me strength and Geert will always be my guiding light.

Chris Bailey

Fundraising 2008

On 7th September Christopher’s mum, Eliana Bailey was running in the Yorkshire Cancer Research Leeds Half Marathon to raise money for SDBTT Geert Cloet Fund.

*braintumourtrust.co.uk

 

[anlabe32]

No, Christopher Baileys now dead boyfriends name was Geert Cloet and he was brand director at Miu Miu. Decarin also had a boyfriend that died?

I'm sorry, I must have been confused. Christophe Decarnin is/was in a mental hospital.

 

[coco vaughn]

what about the story of Christian Lacroix in more details? he's gay, but married a woman he loves? this is so interesting to me.

i remember somewhere i read Karl Lagerfeld claims he is asexual. (he definitely seems just gay to me.)

and couple years ago i read a story that Cavalli beat his wife up, cause she talked to an other man on phone romantically...that really surprised and shocked me.

 

[fashionista-ta]

It;s not really hard to guess which one actually..

You could certainly guess, but would you be right?

 

[jacquelineo]

New gossip about the Wang Divorce.

Rumor has it that Vera Wang has moved in with the Olympic champion ice skater Evan Lysacek. The 63-year-old designer and her husband of 23 years, Arthur Becker, announced their separation last month. Lysacek, 27, apparently came to stay at Wang's Beverly Hills home around that time. (He trains at a nearby ice rink.) The exact nature of their relationship is not clear: one friend says that while Wang is "enamoured with" Lysacek, it's not romantic, another says "something is going on." Whatever sexytimes are happening or not happening, they met when Wang, herself a former competitive skater, designed some of Lysacek's uniforms. Wang is also understood to have had a facelift this summer

From Jezebel

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Chanelcouture09, thanks for the update on some of the ladies.

I had no idea Vera Wang is 63, but is she really dating a 27 year old skater?!

Also, which Rodarte sister is gay?

 

[ad041715]

New gossip about the Wang Divorce.

I've always thought Evan was gay tbh...

 

[fashionista-ta]

New gossip about the Wang Divorce.

 

[fde94]

I would like to share my personal list of designer i'm sure 100 per cent that are straight:

1. Roberto Cavalli (married)
2. Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino creative director, (married)
3. Kean Etro, Etro menswear crative director, (married)
4. Paolo Gerani, Iceberg owner and designer, (married)
5. Ennio Capasa, Costume National owner and designer, (married)
6. Christian Lacroix (married)
7. Giuseppe Zanotti (married)
8. Cesare Paciotti (married)
9. Giles Deacon (has a girlfriend)
10. Tommy Hilfiger (married)
11. Ralph Lauren (married)
12. Oscar de la Renta (married)
13. Elie Saab (married)
14. Basil Soda ( married)
15. Yohji Yamamoto (married, Limi Feu is his daughter)
16. Paul Smith (married)
17. Franòois Girbaud (married with Marithè)
18. Antonio Marras (married)
19. Renzo Rosso, Diesel owner and designer, (married)
20. Reed Krakoff (married)
21. Jean Charles de Castelbajac (married)
22. John Richmond (married)
23. Max Azria (married)
24. Renè Caovilla (married)
25. Marcus Wainwright and David Neville, Rag&Bone designers (they said in an interview not to being gay)
26. Pierre Hardy (married)
27. Brunello Cucinelli (married)

28. Rick Owens (married), actually he said in an interview to be bi but he chose women so…

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ Just wanted to note that being married proves nothing. Many gay men are and have been married ... Elton John, for example.

 

[fde94]

^ Just wanted to note that being married proves nothing. Many gay men are and have been married ... Elton John, for example.

You are right, but if we don't consider being married as a proof how can you determine if they are straight or not? I mean if you don't know the person this is the only sensible way (as well as itnerview), to me.

 

[Nemova]

I've always thought Evan was gay tbh...

Me too. Of all people, I would never have guessed these two were so close, and I certainly wouldn't imagine there's some kind of romantic connection between them. Sounds pretty weird to me.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

Ricardo Tisci is atracted to the same men he casts for his shows, I heard he like going to the urban clubs in NYC.

 

[fashionista-ta]

You are right, but if we don't consider being married as a proof how can you determine if they are straight or not? I mean if you don't know the person this is the only sensible way (as well as itnerview), to me.

Maybe it's something that doesn't need to be determined.

 

[Chanelcouture09]

Pierre Hardy is gay, I think when stating married, there should be married for straight and civil union/partnership for gay, to save the confusion.

 

[Lee MG Tisci]

28. Rick Owens (married), actually he said in an interview to be bi but he chose women so…

well, he actually chose only one woman not "women".. to get married doesn't instantly turn him from bi to hetero, he's in love and committed but still might feel attracted to men which doesn't mean he's gonna cheat on his wife either
he'll always be bi, it's not really a choice ..you know what i mean?