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In the Bedroom with Dolce & Gabbana

The world's top fashionistas spend their lives designing things for other people, but they often reserve their true talents for themselves. A glimpse into their personal lives - and not in the tabloid sense - often reveals more about their real sensibilities and style than their runway creations, which are often masked by more commercial concerns.

Marie Bariller's gorgeous new book, Dressing the Home: The Private Spaces of Top Fashion Designers affords a rare glimpse at the interior lives (so to speak) of some of the biggest names in fashion. Included are two houses owned by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who wrote the introduction to the book, and who describe their aesthetic as "luxury that combines romanticism with irony, always executed with care and professionalism."

We also get to see where style stars like Christian Louboutin, Gilles Mendel, Jacopo Etro, Catherine Malandrino, Patrick Cox, Betsey Johnson, and Diane von Furstenberg, among others, hang their hats. As you might expect, they're pretty talented at dressing their homes as well.

Gallery: Designers' Private Spaces

Dolce & Gabbana's house in the South of FranceDolce & Gabbana's bedroomCGilles Mendel's houseJacopo Etro's decor

Blogging from the Luxury Summit: the Recession, the Russian and the Icon


In a world where the economy is an everyday concern, the luxury market is worried. Not overly worried, since as we've seen, the very high-end of the market remains secure but the recession was a factor in every panel held by the Luxury Summit. One of the strongest messages we keep hearing is that today's rich are not yesterday's rich; they are "middle class between the ears (not thinking rich)."

Certainly, we've lost the meaning of luxury but overall luxury is in the eye of the beholder, one man's luxury is another man's necessity. One of the hidden benefits of hard times is that they help to define luxury, for example a $500,000 ski condo is having a hard time selling right now but a $2 million ski condo is an easy sell. What was perhaps most interesting at this conference is watching the juxtaposition between stories of extreme luxury spending, fears of a recession and the theme of the conference: philanthropy. In this second post from the Luxury Summit held by American Express Publishing at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village, CA I will look at some recent statistics regarding the wealthy, see my first real live Russian billionaire and pay homage to the one and only Diane Von Furstenberg.

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New Limited Edition T-Mobile Sidekicks

Two years ago fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg partnered with Samsung to make phones, now she has lent her name to limited edition T-Mobile Sidekicks. The black Sidekick features hot pink lips and Diane's signature. There is also a limited edition Sidekick from men's designer Lifted Research Group that is done in green with a baby tree design (shown after the jump). The T-Mobile Sidekick 3 has a phone, instant messaging, email, web brower, an MP3 player, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The new limited edition T-Mobile Sidekicks will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online beginning Oct. 30.

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Diane von Furstenberg Heart Bag, Handbag of the Day

I'm not completely convinced that the Heart Bag from Diane von Furstenberg's H. Stern collection is a handbag that is meant to be carried by anyone, despite the fact that it is a clutch-sized container. The piece is a one-of-a-kind "bag," handmade by a master goldsmith. It measures only 6" in diameter and has a clasp concealed by the love knot detail on the front. Inside, the bag has black suede lining and enough room for keys, a lipstick and perhaps a cell phone. The short black silk strap ensures that you'll have the bag in hand, not over your shoulder, which is just as well given that it is priced at $36,000.

Diane von Furstenberg Colored Pave Sutra Bracelet

The Diane von Furstenberg Collection by H. Stern defines itself as "a marriage of creativity and glamour." True to those guidelines, the Multi-Colored Pave Sutra Bracelet is both creative and glamorous. The link bracelet is made of 18K white gold and inlaid with 4,400 pave-set stones, including rubies, garnets, sapphires and amethysts, to make up its rainbowed appearance. The dangling charm is a "love knot," an intricately looping shape that represents (of course) love. Shown in the "bold" size, the bracelet measures 8.75." Price: $66,000.

Diane Von Furstenberg Compound For Sale

The listing doesn't have any pictures but fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg has put her New York City compound up for sale. The listing includes two buildings on a West Village block near the Hudson River. One build is 66' wide and is a former stable that was transformed into a live/work space of around 18,000 total square feet that has been used as the headquarters for Diane von Furstenberg's business. The building has an aluminum and glass skylight over a 25' square central atrium, a 20 x 14 foot fiberglass swimming pool, a roof terrace and a greenhouse. The adjacent building is 44' wide. The compound is listed at $25.25 million.

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