“Lights! Camera! Action!”: The glamorous life, and environs of Vincent Darré.
. This newly issued tome gathers together in scrapbook style, the spirited, one-off interiors dreamed up by Darré, a raven-haired Parisian dandy, who has worked for some very fashionable clients, including Maison Schiaparelli, Hotel Montana, and the former Le Baron in New York.
Of course, Darré’s rule breaking is effective because it is intentional and informed by a thorough knowledge of the history of good taste. Clients looking tomight be drawn to this decorator’s work—minimalists, not so much. “Today, clients want a house that looks like their clothes [i.e., fashionable], and there’s nothing better than Surrealism to satisfy that desire,” notes Darré. “People want to be surprised and want to dream.
Among them is the decorator himself, who combines the good looks of a 1930s movie star and the ebullience of Maurice Chevalier—videos posted on his Instagram reveal the designer to be quite the song and dance man—though Darré demures, saying: “I’m very shy and very thin, and I only feel good when I’m covered, like the dandy writer Gabriele D’Annunzio, from head to toe.” Just as Darré creates sets for living, so he uses clothing to craft roles for himself.
Prior to stepping into the design arena, Darré, who studied at Studio Berçot—and would have been eligible for a Ph.D. in nightclubbing, hadnightclub awarded them—worked in the fashion industry. His impressive résumé includes stints at Yves Saint Laurent, Claude Montana, and Prada. Darré worked with Karl Lagerfeld at both Chloé and Fendi ., where a tongue-in-cheek take on fashion prevails.
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