When it comes to stylish country living, Cordelia de Castellane, artistic director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior, has written the book. Quite literally. Life in a French Country House details the pastoral pleasures of her home near Senlis — a small rural town an hour’s drive from Paris — from planting tulips and picnicking in the forest, to water fights with the children, her “four musketeers” Stanislas, 21, Andreas, 18, Clélia, 11, and Vadim, 10.
De Castellane is the only artistic director to lead two departments at Dior. After founding a childrenswear brand with her cousin in 2006, she went on to design Dior’s children’s fashion collection in 2012, and five years afterward was appointed as the head of Dior Maison.
