{"id":62141,"date":"2021-01-15T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=62141"},"modified":"2022-11-28T21:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:52:28","slug":"the-story-behind-karl-lagerfelds-pearl-white-monaco-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2021\/01\/the-story-behind-karl-lagerfelds-pearl-white-monaco-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"The story behind Karl Lagerfeld\u2019s pearl white Monaco villa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Like the watchman looking out for enemy ships from which it takes its name, the Villa La Vigie dominates the Mediterranean. Not as ostentatious as the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, and by far not as quirky as the Greek-inspired Villa Kerylos, <strong>La Vigie<\/strong> is one of the more discreet historic mansions of the French Riviera, steeped in history and luscious Mediterranean flora.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It stands not on the utmost point of Cap-Martin, where the Riviera almost becomes an island, but hidden in the shrubs of Roquebrune, safely on the coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In French, &#8220;La Vigie&#8221; means &#8220;the lookout&#8221; or &#8220;the watchman&#8221;, an appropriate name for a villa overlooking the sea. With high alabaster ceilings and an overflow of Corinthian columns, the Villa La Vigie stands just a few hundred meters away from the French-Mon\u00e9gasque border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-7-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-7-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-7-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9<\/em> Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La Vigie was built in 1902 for Sir William Ingram of <em>Illustrated London News.<\/em> Rumour has it that Ingram had an array of rare animals and exotic birds roaming freely about the property.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then came the second world war and German occupation. In the early 40s, the Villa La Vigie became an observation post for German forces, who turned the villa\u2019s gardens into trenches by covering them in barbed wire and minefields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>>> READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2020\/03\/villa-ephrussi-de-rothschild-the-union-of-art-and-nature\/\">Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, the union of art and nature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2020\/09\/luxury-hotels-on-the-french-riviera-hotel-negresco-an-ode-to-art-and-history\/\">Hotel Negresco \u2013 an ode to Art and History<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is in the late 1980s that the villa welcomed its most illustrious resident. In 1988, Karl Lagerfeld, who at the time was busy making Chanel fashionable again, bought La Vigie and completely renovated it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 600 square meter villa boasts 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 dressing rooms, as well as a billiard room, and a library. It is surrounded by Mediterranean gardens and has a 237 square meter terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-3-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-3-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-3-1-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-3-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9<\/em> Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-4-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-4-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-4-1-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-4-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9 Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-8-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-8-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-8-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9 Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the safest place in the world,\u201d Lagerfeld reportedly told W Magazine in 1988. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to get near the place. No public road passes by and you have to go through two gates to get inside. It doesn\u2019t even have an address, so no one can write to me here.\u201d Lagerfeld would keep the house until the late 90s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2021\/01\/as-chanels-new-ambassador-charlotte-casiraghi-puts-monaco-in-the-spotlight\/\">As Chanel\u2019s new ambassador, Charlotte Casiraghi puts Monaco back in the spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 marks the villa&#8217;s return into the spotlight thanks to the brand that made it famous in the first place &#8211; Chanel. The Chanel Spring Summer 2021 campaign was entirely shot in Monaco and at Villa la Vigie. The campaign stars philosophy graduate, equestrian, model, and all-round Monaco darling, Charlotte Casiraghi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/charlotte-casiraghi-nouvelle-ambassadrice-et-porte-parole-de-chanel_2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/charlotte-casiraghi-nouvelle-ambassadrice-et-porte-parole-de-chanel_2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/charlotte-casiraghi-nouvelle-ambassadrice-et-porte-parole-de-chanel_2-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/charlotte-casiraghi-nouvelle-ambassadrice-et-porte-parole-de-chanel_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Charlotte Casiraghi in Chanel&#8217;s spring 2021 advertising campaign shot at Villa la Vigie. <em>\u00a9<\/em> Chanel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Villa La Vigie can be rented on a weekly or monthly basis at an undisclosed price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2020\/08\/if-we-survive-the-holocaust-ill-buy-you-a-house-the-story-of-the-villa-cocteau-painted\/\">\u201cIf we survive the Holocaust, I\u2019ll buy you a house.\u201d The story of the villa painted by Cocteau<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2020\/09\/luxury-hotels-of-the-french-riviera-hotel-du-cap-eden-roc-home-to-royalty-writers-and-artists\/\">H\u00f4tel du Cap-Eden-Roc \u2013 home to royalty, writers and artists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-9-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-9-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-9-1-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-9-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View on Monaco from the villa&#8217;s gardens. \u00a9 Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-10-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-10-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-10-540x300.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/667-10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>View of the Villa la Vigie from Monaco. \u00a9 Edge Retreats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like the watchman looking out for enemy ships from which it takes its name, the Villa La Vigie dominates the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":62178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1825,251],"tags":[],"post_sectags":[],"post_format":[],"class_list":["post-62141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-whats-on"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The story behind Karl Lagerfeld\u2019s pearl white Monaco villa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Like the watchman looking out for enemy ships from which it takes its name, the Villa La Vigie dominates the Mediterranean. 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