Oh, M. de Vilmorin ...
I was trying to remember what I was doing at 24. I was in college, I believe, concentrating on being a terrible twat and pretending to be blasé about everything I was learning. I was also prone to falling for handsome men who really took their time to reciprocate and I was convinced I was going to eventually be a sociologist. Well, all of that changed (I'm still a terrible twat, though) but it took me some time to realize it. I am not like Charles de Vilmorin, who at 24 is already the creative director of a fashion house (Rochas, natch), dazzling the public with his creations and is painting murals on the walls of his fantastic apartment.
We're here today to talk about his beautiful apartment in the 17th arrondissement. I'm kind of in love with it. Don't you just love it when you can immediately tell who is it that lives in a place by the way they organize their things? Our places are a reflection of who we are. I’ve said that many times. And trust me, If I were Charles, I would have painted at least two or three murals in my place already. The talen! I’m slightly jealous.
I think his home decor style is a great mix of the classic and the vintage with a more creative, cutting edge vision this side of flamboyant. It's both comforting and exciting. You need eye to create that contrast. I'm sure some of the flea market finds would literally cost me several month's salary (it's Paris, after all!) but they all come together beautifully in his place. It truly is a reflection of his philosophy of living.
I love his living room with that Miro-like mobile and the glass. I think it's so awesome he's kept his mom's artwork (that talent comes from somewhere); I adore his desk with his dream board (I love having a dedicated corner office at home!) and I love how real his closet is! It looks like mine on Fridays, after I've complained for five days in a row I cannot find anything to wear.
So what were you doing when you were 24?
XOXO
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I was dreaming of living in that apartment in Paris.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm still having that dream!
Haha
DeleteI think that most people has had that dream at some point in their lives!
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In the military, stationed in S. CA, living in a tiny 2-bed apartment and dreaming of being on the stage. His mother must have encouraged him to follow his heart; as an artist, how could she not? How I wish parents would do that more. Mine were like the current Etsy commercial. Oh, wait...we were here to comment on his apartment. I love that place. I could live there Yes, I could. (Though, TBH, my days would be spent in the Louvre.) It's huge and those windows are to kill for. His aesthetic is great with the pops of color everywhere. Yes, indeed. XOXO
ReplyDeleteI think being in the military gives people a very special outlook on life.
DeleteYou should write about that more. Especially in what concerns sexuality.
The apartment, oh, that's right. I loved it. And you're right, it's big and those windows!
He's got an eye for color and it shows.
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More people could relate to this video because it is like a person's house every day and looks lived in. Not like a model home showroom. Im in love with the size and the mercury glass vintage mirror.
ReplyDeleteAt 24? I was probably somewhere on my back with my clothes on the floor , right next to me morals.
Isn't that true?
DeletePlaces that are so painstakingly curated that you just KNOW nobody ever even sits on the chairs are pretty and... empty. You know he lives and works in this place and that's what makes it interesting.
And honey, my twenties were spent just like yours. Give or take a position or two.
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At 24, I was in college majoring in English and on my way to having a double major in French. The living rooms is nice. The clothes? They look like something Picasso might have designed for Ringling Brothers.
ReplyDeleteSomehow, I cannot picture you as an English major. Nope.
DeleteOr maybe yes?
And comparing someone to Picasso is quite the compliment, no matter who he's designing for...
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When I was 24, I was a starving student finishing my third year of law school.
ReplyDeleteI like those ostrich heads the best!
That's right! I had forgotten you went to Law school.
DeleteOh, Law school. I have at least five friends and at least ten acquaintances who started Law school and only one is currently working as a lawyer. Those first years are BRUTAL.
And I kind of fixated on the ostrich heads too!
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It’s a really nice apartment. The floor to ceiling windows are wonderful. He is quite talented, though his designs are a teeny bit over the top for me.
ReplyDeleteAt 24 I believe I had already worked my way into the payroll department at work. Two of my brothers and I, who were still living at home bought a house in the suburbs big enough for our parents and us. I was a homebody back then.
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That apartment is fantastic, really.
DeleteAnd he designs mainly for women with a certain aesthetic, so yeah. But I know you love color, so there's that.
And I just went on a trip to Joliet looking for records and saw your last name on that Lawyer's Office downtown. It always tickles me pink.
XOXO