Style File
DAILY UNIFORM: Black leather. I ride a motorcycle to the office and got tired of changing out of my gear. Karl Lagerfeld told me it was a good look, so I kept it.
FAVORITE ACCESSORY: The Artycapucines bag that I designed for Louis Vuitton. I was inspired by a medieval box I saw in Venice.
GO-TO SHOE: Red Wing motorcycle boots.
On Self-Care
SKIN: Moroccanoil on my tattoos.
COLOGNE: Echt Kölnisch Wasser 4711.
WORKOUT: Tennis if it’s summer. Skiing if it’s winter. Weights all year.
At Work
RECENT PROJECT: Cheval Blanc Paris. Dior on Avenue Montaigne.
BELOVED ERA IN ARCHITECTURE: Wiener Werkstätte, 1903.
For Pleasure
READING: Greek and Roman history.
DOING: I’m obsessed with gardening and sudoku. I go to art galleries every Saturday and pinball is great.
WATCHING: Hockey, tennis, CNBC, HBO miniseries.
ENJOYING: I’m mad for the dahlias I grow in my Southampton gardens.
LISTENING TO: Wagner, Mozart, Franck, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt, Handel, Lully, Gluck, Beethoven, and Brahms.
The Menu
MORNING BEVERAGE: Black coffee.
POWER SNACK: Almonds.
TAKEOUT ORDER: Peking duck, Mr. Chow.
Gift Guide
BEST GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED: A gold table from Claude Lalanne.
FOR THE AESTHETE: Peter Marino: The Architecture of Chanel.
ON YOUR WISH LIST: The opportunity to visit the Prince of Liechtenstein’s bronze collection.
FOR THE INTERIORS ENTHUSIAST: Try my bronze boxes. Three in a long row look really good.
