LONDON TO PARIS

March 16th, 2009

at the Claridge's warehouse

at the Claridge

With Oscar weekend behind me, I go to London to begin my new project designing a dozen rooms at Claridge’s. Claridge’s is my favorite hotel in the world, so I am honored they thought of me, and I know I will make the most glamorous hotel rooms in the world!

Straight from the plane I go to their warehouse to pick and choose some of their vintage furniture. I find some good sofas and a few art deco desks…it is very important for me to preserve the heritage of Claridge’s, its glamour and elegance but make it relevant for today. I spend the next few days with my team, and our ideas become clearer every day!! I also manage to squeeze in some time to go to the theatre and see On the Waterfront and have supper at The Wolseley.

The Eurostar is the best way to get to Paris, and I like to travel on Sunday because the traffic is lighter. In Paris, I feel at home… every day I leave my apartment on the Left Bank, cross the Passerelle des Beaux Arts, La Cour Carre du Louvre, go by the Pyramid, cross the Tuilleries and go out on Rue de Rivoli…I visit my shop on Rue d’Alger, have a hot chocolate at Angelina and spend too much money along the way at Hermes or Christian Louboutin. I stay hours in the bookshop of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs where I always get inspired. I then cross the Champs Elysees, take Avenue Montaigne and end up in my other shop Rue Francois 1er.

At night, I visit friends…we have long meals around the table and laugh a lot… People talk a lot in Paris… I fall asleep watching TV… endless debates about everything and anything!

This month the wonderful French magazine Purple is opening Paris fashion week giving a huge fiesta for the magazine and its cover girl…me! It is taking place at Le Montana, a long time forgotten nightclub next door to The Flore. A crowd of many generations of cool beauties, stylists, designers, editors and artists start pouring in at 9pm and it goes on until go dawn! From Betty Catroux, Marisa Berenson, Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Louboutin to Charlotte Casiraghi, Ines de la Fressange and Mila Jovovich, everyone is having a good time!!

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