Blue Carreon - Conversations: Up Close and Personal with Icons of Fashion, Interior Design, and Art

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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-62914-909-7 Printed in China DEDICATION For Bruce FOREWORD Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate on nothing. According to one of the worlds late great conversationalists, Oscar Wilde I admit to being completely devoted to Blues Huffington Post Conversations series, hooked from the very first published piece. Yes, the insights are inspiring, informative, and sometimes amusing, but whats more is that each interview feels like an excerpt from the unpublished memoirs of the most stylish and creative minds.

When Blue first asked me to participate in the column, I felt thrilled, and honored and a bit unworthy to join such prestigious creators from the worlds of interior and fashion design, art, photography, and literature. Nevertheless, I had a ball with the questions which were so seemingly simple, yet fun to answer and unquestionably insightful. I, of course, had definite opinions for every question, from what women should always do (handwritten notes!) to what men should never do, (never go more than a week without calling your mother!), answered from as much the perspective of a mother of four boys, as that of a designer. I love that the questions intersected all corners of life and whats more, I love reading everyone elses responses. Blue and I first met in Hong Kong ten years ago, through an editorial assignment when Blue was with the Hong Kong Tatler . He has remained a dear friend, and in addition, I am his great admirer.

His talents are many and diverse, and his innate sense of style permeates everything he touchesfrom his writing, to his interior design. Beyond this, I also adore and respect his soft-spoken charm, the gracious way he leads his life, and his quest for beauty in everything he does. Along with being a great journalist, perhaps it is Blues kind and disarming nature that allows such interesting, and even revealing answers, to reach the surface... Perhaps the best conversations are the ones that are overheard, or it seems that way. I remember the very first interview with Ines de la Fressange, and her cryptic but evocative answer with regards to her motherit still has me wondering. And how reflective the responses are of each designers personal stylethat Herve Van Der Straeten believes Nature will have the last word, while John Varvatos says, in the end, Its only rock and roll, and I like it! Jean Cocteau wrote, style is a simple way of saying complicated things, and perhaps Blue knows this best.

Revealed, via a menu of simple questions, are inspirations, and revelationsall delivered plain or spicy, and always with more than a dash of chic. Fiona Kotur INTRODUCTION I ve always been drawn to creative people and fascinated by the way they work and live. What I love most about reading Blues profiles is that they allow you to peer into the lives of artistic people that Ive come to know and respect. Its fascinating to get a glimpse into the minds of such stylish people and to learn something unique about them that we would never uncover in a different forum. Answering his questions myself was an amusing and thought-provoking experience. It made me stop and think about the way I live and how I view my surroundings.

I especially admire the way that Blue is interested in imaginative people across the board... often melding the fashion and interior design industry into one. I have always thought that we are all in the world of aesthetics and style and should collaborate more often. And who better to talk about all types of style than Blue himself; a mere glimpse at his Instagram and ever-changing fashion is the quickest way for me to realize how poorly I dress! I hope you enjoy these profiles just as much as I have. Nathan Turner ALESSANDRO SARTORI Fashion Designer-Berluti When I wake up... I look outsidewherever I ambut I need to look outside.

Before I go to bed... I listen to a few songs of my favorite soundtrack. A well-dressed man... should wear a dark fitted navy three-piece bespoke suit with Berluti Leonard Boots in Saint Emilion color, a white shirt and a blue solid tie. Women should always... do things with elegance.

Men should never... wear the wrong shoes. The best thing thats been said about me... a few years ago one day after a show, a journalist wrote that I was the best new tailor around! That meant a lot to me. The biggest misconception about me... a few years ago one day after a show another journalist wrote that were there a lot of beautiful men with nude chests in my show, but the show was actually all about men with shirts and ties! If I werent doing what Im doing today...

I would have tried to have my own little tailors atelier. My legacy... I am still working on it. A great idea... is to spend time making intelligent things. Botox is...

I do not get it. My mother... is my muse. The soundtrack of my life... Heaven from Talking Heads. The future...

A lot of new creative ideas to put in practice. Happiness... is to make interesting new things for the first time. Do you remember when you did something interesting and completely new for the first time? I love the emotion of that feeling. Theres a time and place for... wearing the best tuxedo ever.

There is too much... bad styling around. In the end... it is not about the brand you wear, it is about the style you have. Happiness... is to make interesting new things for the first time.

Do you remember when you did something interesting and completely new for the first time? I love the emotion of that feeling. ALEXA HAMPTON Interior Designer When I wake up... I check to see which of my children has snuck into my bed overnight and then I go in for a cuddle. Nothing is better than a warm, sleepy child. Before I go to bed... I put on my Revitalash, set my alarm on my Blackberry, and make sure all my devices are charging.

Then I kiss my wonderful husband goodnight. A well-dressed man/woman... wears their clothes and doesnt let their clothes wear them. Women should always... refuse to let others dictate who they need to be. try to tell a woman who she needs to be (or wear short-sleeved button downs). try to tell a woman who she needs to be (or wear short-sleeved button downs).