Although it is becoming increasingly rare to be able to wear Lacroix except for vintage (and sometimes vintage is the only way to go) now we all have a chance to sleep with him! Ok not with him personally, but in several different hotels in Paris. It seems that the talent of Monsieur Lacroix knows no bounds and interior decoration is something he excels at.Hotel le Bellechasse, Saint Germain has been entirely decorated by Lacroix and each of its 34 rooms is as individual as he is. Unassuming from the exterior upon entering the guest is immediately assaulted with an amazing array of colour, texture and design which is a tour de force and a feast for the eyes.
The Hotel du Petit Moulin is located in an old bakery in the Marais.
Lacroix says "I immediately fell for the slightly twisted perspectives, the maze-like passageways on the different floors and the new functional areas which have been added in full respect of the "old Paris" style of the classified parts of the building."
Slightly more modern than the Hotel le Bellchasse there are typical Lacroix motifs throughout the hotel like the use of coral, however each room takes its references from the history of the Marais where the hotel is located, from the 18th century through to the sixties.
Both Hotels are typically Lacroix with references and pieces all through history used in the decoration, with of course an amazing selection of colour and texture abounding. While of course not to everyone’s taste, both these places are somewhere where I would want to rest my weary head!
"I always loved the idea of hotels, of the journey around a room" Christian Lacroix.
Lacroix says "I immediately fell for the slightly twisted perspectives, the maze-like passageways on the different floors and the new functional areas which have been added in full respect of the "old Paris" style of the classified parts of the building."
Slightly more modern than the Hotel le Bellchasse there are typical Lacroix motifs throughout the hotel like the use of coral, however each room takes its references from the history of the Marais where the hotel is located, from the 18th century through to the sixties.
Both Hotels are typically Lacroix with references and pieces all through history used in the decoration, with of course an amazing selection of colour and texture abounding. While of course not to everyone’s taste, both these places are somewhere where I would want to rest my weary head!"I always loved the idea of hotels, of the journey around a room" Christian Lacroix.