Kelly Wearstler : Ready to Wear

Kelly Wearstler was an epic starting point in my interest of interior design! I have always loved anything, design, art, and fashion, but I evolved in my love of interiors because of Kelly's work at the Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica, California.  My husband and I even took our engagement photos in the hotel.   She started the design motto of "Modern Vintage" two words that are opposites, but somehow she created and brought together harmoniously.  I love her willingness to step out of her comfort zone and produce something that is very bold, exotic, and edgy, yet polished and glamorous .  Her work is striking, complex, and decadent; from her style in interiors, to her wardrobe, and  her accessories.  She takes risks not everyone is willing to take, but her work and designs are well thought out and put together that is brilliant.  Although not every look of hers is of my own palate,  but I resonate with her style because of her sense to venture out and be bold, edgy, striking, yet very polished and alluring, which I strive and incline towards.  I actively love to seek, do, create, and have things that are not typical, but are originial and unique.  Kelly is the visionary behind the Viceroy in Santa Monica, Palm Springs, Miami, and more recently Anguilla; the Tides in Miami Beach as well as a re-design of the Avalon and Maison 140, both in Beverly Hills, CA.   Residential projects in her portfolio include; Hillcrest Estate, Malibu Beach Residence, Doheny Estate, Pied a Terre, Bell-Air Villa, Brentwood Estate, and Trousdale Residence.   And she has also written monographs that include; Modern Glamour(2004), Domicilium Decoratus(2005-2006), In her latest book Hue(2009) she showcases the power of color and patterns in her newest projects; which she also reflected in her fall 2011 ready to wear line that is to come out at Bergdorf  in August of this year.  Kelly was named by Town and Country to be a style leader in 2010; Named one of the best dressed of the year by Vogue and oft-heralded for her distinctive personal style.  Fall 2007 marked the opening of the Kelly Wearstler's boutique at Bergdorf Goodman. The boutique showcased a range of decorative home accessories and a selection of furniture designed by Wearstler, then a collection of handmade carpets with the Rug Company was debuted in Spring 2008, followed by fabrics and trims with Groundworks at Lee Jofa in Fall 2008, soft home goods with Sferra in Spring 2009 and dinnerware with Pickard China in Fall 2009. So it was only a matter of time before her clothing line was coming.  Here are some of her inspirations for her fall 2011 ready to wear line....                                                          

 

Her desk

Her working grounds

one of our engagement photos @ the Viceroy in Santa Monica