I'd say I have more shoes than anything else; they're a good way to update a look. Bags and shoes - it's like decorating a cake.
In my house there is no attempt whatever to secure harmonies of colour, or form, or furniture.... I am entirely independent for daily happiness upon the sensual qualities of form or colour-when I want them I take them either from the sky or from the fields.
When you're designing clothing, you really only have one point of focus, and that's the body. But home is fabrics and furniture and floors and natural light. If fashion is a planet, home is more like a universe.
In front of the coffee tablethere is a neon-pink stump stool, which I bought because my friend Amanda Brooks told me that every house has to have a 'wart,' or one really ugly piece.
If people want to see Beaux-Arts, it's fine with me. I'm interested in good architecture as anybody else.
Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!
I am sure that there is no place in the world where your message would not be enhanced by your making the place (whether tiny or large, a hut or a palace) orderly, artistic and beautiful with some form of creativity, some form of ‘art’ (p. 213).
There weren't any curtains in the windows, and the books that didn't fit into the bookshelf lay piled on the floor like a bunch of intellectual refugees.
I hate the idea of getting in a building that someone else has designed and having to do something to it yourself to sort of dress it up - it's like using presets in your tracks.
Houses without personality are a series of walled enclosures with furniture standing around in them. Other houses are filled with things of little intrinsic value, even with much that is shabby and yet they have that inviting atmosphere.
A room? A nice room? A beautiful room? A beautiful room with bath? Swing high, swing low, swing to and fro...This happened and that happened... And then the days came and I was alone.
When it comes to designing your first apartment, I think people get overwhelmed and end up collecting pieces that don't always mesh well together because they don't have a clear vision. Take your time and use tools that can help inspire and guide you through the process.
Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.
The building's identity resided in the ornament.
And I provide much- needed eye candy.
One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.
Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns.
Ornamentation is the principal part of architecture, considered as a subject of fine art.
And it has some weight, I mean, the whole history of the gargoyles, that's some wonderful stuff.
[O]ne can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.
While I tend to keep embellishment minimal as my clients often possess some of the finest jewellery, I enjoy creating ornamentation that appears like installations, to compliment the overall look.
And finding the hat, I always like to find the hat. And then props just dress the set. It's all fabulous.
The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!
I have made bouquets of pleats, bouquets of flowers, bouquets of ruffles, bouquets of feathers. Often I design in mousseline, held tightly around the waist, and with something else going on all around.
When designing - whether it's a living room, event space, or tablescape - I always want guests to feel as though they are part of the experience.
