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Karl Lagerfeld’s bodyguard masters the perfect selfie

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Outside the Grand Palais in Paris manning his post. (Courtesy of Instagram)

For Sébastien Jondeau a day on the job means a day with the king—the king of fashion that is. For the past decade, he has served as the right-hand man and bodyguard to fashion dictator and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfield.

As one can only assume, Lagerfeld always travels in style, and Jondeau is no exception. With his Tom-Hardy-meets-Tim Riggins rugged good looks, Jondeau’s job description recently expanded from armed escort to part-time model. He appeared in Lagerfeld’s campaign last year for his namesake menswear label and traveled to Dallas in December to walk in the Chanel Paris/Dallas Métiers d’Art 2014 show.

While his work as a male model and body shield has been notably impressive, Jondeau has also mastered another art: the selfie. Between the jet setting and the celebrity shoulder rubbing, he has taken to Instagram to document his whirlwind adventures.

Going by the alias @bentoub, Jondeau’s has garnered over 13,000 followers dying to sneak a peek into Lagerfeld’s behind-the-scenes life.

Jondeau documents mostly the air travel escapades of the duo, from getting on and off private jets, often with a caravan of suited followers, to lounging on the plane before taking off to exotic locations like Rome and Rio.

In between the getaways, there are shots of all the excitement on the ground. There are group shots of the two with Lagerfeld’s muse Cara Delevingne and singer Rita Ora in the streets of Paris duringa night on set and Jondeau manning his post outside of the Grand Palais.

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Late nights in Paris with Cara Delevingne and Rita Ora. (Courtesy of Instagram)

While there aren’t any pictures of the other half of Lagerfeld’s entourage, Choupette, the white cat gifted to him by French male model Baptiste Giabiconi, Joudeau’s little peeks into his world will have to suffice our viewing pleasures. And the fact that he isn’t too hard on the eyes makes it just bearable enough.

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