" Spokespersons for PETA called Lagerfeld "a fashion dinosaur who is as out of step as his furs are out of style", and "particularly delusional with his kill-or-be-killed mentality.
" De Bascher also had an affair with the couturier ; subsequently, Saint-Laurent's business partner and former lover accused Lagerfeld of being behind a gambit to destabilize the rival fashion house.
These claims have been conclusively proven to be false, as his father was from Hamburg and spent his entire life in Germany, with no Swedish connection.