Christopher Gibbs, Antiques Dealer, Art Collector and Aesthete, Dies at 80

LONDON — Christopher Gibbs, the British antiques dealer, interior decorator and aesthete who became a lodestar for Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, has died at 80 in Tangier, Morocco. Gibbs, who was known for his bohemian, eclectic interiors and for championing shabby chic, had moved to Morocco, to a home overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar, after selling antiques, art and decorative pieces from his manor house in Oxfordshire at a high-profile Christie’s auction. Gibbs, who went to Eton but was later expelled, was fascinated by art, objects and beauty even as a schoolboy, and in his Sixties youth became a trend-setting dandy, turning heads in London in his flared trousers and flower-print shirts. He became editor of the shopping guide in the quarterly Men in Vogue, further cementing his style credentials, and hung out with the likes of John Paul Getty Jr. and Jagger. He was a great sartorial influence on The Rolling Stones, who were in awe of his posh background, social connections and natural style. Gibbs eventually introduced Prince Rupert Loewenstein to Jagger, and the aristocrat eventually became the band’s financial adviser and financial manager from 1968 to 2007. In the Seventies, Gibbs designed the set for the movie “Performance,” which starred

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