Before the term “influencer” had such tawdry connotations, Chloë Sevigny was among its shining examples. As an actress, designer, and, now, perfumer—Sevigny’s first fragrance, Little Flower, a collaboration with Regime des Fleurs, debuted earlier this month—she exhibits a style and sensibility that have made her an eternal contender for the coolest girl in New York, if such an award ever existed. Naturally, she has some strong opinions on the key components to the good life …
AIRLINE: TWA
AIRPORT: Innsbruck Airport, in Austria
ALIBI: Making love
APP: Co-Star
BAG: Hermès Farming bag
BEDTIME: 11 p.m.
BIKE: Schwinn
BIRTHDAY: December 25
BREAKFAST, WEEKDAY: A boiled egg, berries, coffee with cream
BREAKFAST, WEEKEND: Pierogies
CARRYALL: L. L. Bean Boat and Tote
CHILD: Shirley Temple
COCKTAIL: Vodka or tequila with ice and lemon or lime
COCKTAIL APPETIZER: Caviar
DATE: A moonlit garden stroll
DINNER, WEEKDAY: Grilled salmon with cruciferous vegetables
DINNER, WEEKEND: Cacio e pepe
DISGUISE: A baseball cap
DRESS: Black Alaïa, white Simone Rocha
DRIVE: The Henry Hudson Parkway
ENEMY: Hatred
ESCAPE: Bora Bora
EXCUSE: “I forgot.”
FAMILY: Parents
FIRST LADY: Marianne Williamson is single …
FIT: Not too tight
FLAW: Too kind
FOIL: Falling in love
FRIEND: The loyal one
GOOD-BYE: “Until next time … ”
HIDEAWAY: Mud bath
HOTEL: The Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club at the Four Seasons Santa Barbara
INSULT: “I know you are, but what am I?”
JACKET: Jean
LAST MEAL: Lobster
LUNCH, WEEKDAY: Big salad and a yam
LUNCH, WEEKEND: A cheeseburger
NAME: Sterling Ruby, Bertha Mason
NONFICTION BOOK: The Lonely Life, by Bette Davis
NOTEBOOK: Smythson
PODCAST: Root of Evil
PRESIDENT: A tribunal of elder indigenous women
RESTAURANT: The Rainbow Room
RIDE: The subway
SAYING: The 🤷🏼emoji
SHOES: Bass loafers
STORM: Election 2020
TELEVISION SERIES: The Sopranos
TIME OF DAY: Sunset
TOAST: “To love.”
VIEW: The Empire State Building from my apartment
WAKE-UP TIME: Nine a.m.
WORK OF ART: The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
WRITING INSTRUMENT: A No. 2 pencil
