Fashion's aristocracy brings a little haute coutûre to the hotel business.
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Hotel Du Petit Moulin
Christian Lacroix has created a tiny, 17-room universe at the Hotel du Petit Moulin that is as exuberant and colourful as his baroque evening gowns. Housed in a 17th-century converted bakery, the four-storey Petit Moulin is in Paris' third arrondissement, which is full of art galleries and vintage shops away from the hurly-burly of the more popular Marais. Every room is different, decorated in a mishmash of styles that would give a minimalist a migraine. There's a Targhetti lamp here, an India Mahdavi settee there, and on the walls you'll find -- depending on the room -- a moon and stars, hunting scenes or blow-ups of Lacroix's sketches, and '70s Danish design tying it all together. Stripes collide with toile de Jouy, Japanese brocade with polka-dot carpet, and the wallcoverings and drapes in silks and velvets will make you want to whip out your sewing machine and create something frothy -- or ask Mr. Lacroix to. www.hoteldupetitmoulin.com</b>
3Rooms
During the '80s, Azzedine Alaïa was something of a den mother to supermodels, cooking dinners for Naomi and Stephanie and making sure they got to bed on time, or that they got to bed at all. Capitalizing on his legendary reputation for hospitality, Alaïa has opened a tiny hotel in Paris with Carla Sozzani of Milan's 3Rooms 10 Corso Como. Modelled on Sozzani's bed and breakfast, Alaïa's 3Rooms 5 Rue de Moussy consists of three 120-square-metre, self-contained, loft-like suites -- each on its own floor -- in a building next to Alaïa's atelier and private residence. Often at night, you can peek out and see the
master at work. There is no lobby or concierge service, but there is
24-hour room service and Patrice, who takes care of everything. Visitors can carry on everyday life -- shop for groceries, throw dinner parties, clean house -- except they're doing it in Paris next door to one of fashion's most revered couturiers. Alaïa designed the apartments himself, furnishing them with pieces from his own furniture collection. You may find yourself settling into a good book in a 1930s Pierre Paulin armchair, having dinner on a Jean Prouvé dining set or watching TV in a Marc Newson Lockheed Lounge chair. With three rooms, reservations are, understandably, hard to get, especially in the run-up to Fashion Week.
011-33-1-4478-9200.
Photo courtesy of Hotel Du Petit Moulin
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