Guest Edits
The fourth-generation restaurateur and hotelier presides over the Fasano Group, known for its impeccable design and service. What started in 1902 with a single Italian restaurant in the heart of São Paulo now includes 10 hotels and 30 restaurants throughout Brazil, Uruguay, and the United States. In New York, the Fasano Fifth Avenue’s private club and residences feel like a well-kept secret. The Fasano Restaurant on Park Avenue feels like a mirage of tasteful men in finance. Gero’s eye for the finer things has brought him a Rolex Yacht-Master 42, a Head tennis racquet, a Conran Shop backgammon set, and more.
The classically trained American chef, who cut his teeth at Le Cirque, has cooked his way through Europe and the U.S., having headed up kitchens in France, New York, and Miami. He’s been a judge and contestant on the Food Network’s Iron Chef franchise, authored books, and has a line of kitchen products for the home cook. His favorite things include Kassatex towels, Christophe Pourny’s cutting-board tonic, Mariage Frères tea, and more
An experienced interiors stylist, Mieke ten Have spent years working with designers and photographers to create remarkable images for Vogue, Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, and The World of Interiors. Known for her love of intense color, pattern, and an unorthodox use of flowers, ten Have dissects her approach to space in her recently published book, Interiors by Mieke ten Have, and documents their application in her own country home, the Barn in upstate New York. Here, she shares her taste for distinctive décor, including a Nickey Kehoe sofa, a Ginori 1975 Gio Ponti vase, and Christophe Pourny soaps
The granddaughter of Pablo Picasso and his model Marie-Thérèse Walter never actually met Pablo, but art courses through her veins. Widmaier Picasso studied art history at the Sorbonne and worked with old masters at Sotheby’s before devoting herself to her pedigree. In 2019, she released Picasso: The Impossible Collection with Assouline. She’s written essays and curated several major exhibitions of her grandfather’s work with galleries including Gagosian and Galleria Borghese. Widmaier Picasso also co-founded Menē, a collection of 24-karat-gold jewelry that has collaborated with Louise Bourgeois’s estate, photographers Inez & Vinoodh, and Dover Street Market. Here, a few of Widmaier Picasso’s favorite things.
Caroline N. Koç is a member of one of Turkey’s most prominent families, likened to the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers. Her late husband, Mustafa V. Koç, was chairman of Koç Holding, an industrial conglomerate spanning energy, finance, automotive, consumer goods, and hospitality. Based in Istanbul and originally from Izmir, Caroline was born into a Levantine textile family. She operates two brands devoted to Turkish luxury heritage: Haremlique Istanbul, a textile-and-linens firm, and Selamlique Istanbul, a coffee-and-accessories line. Here, she shares what’s caught her highly cultivated eye
In the early 90s, Rose Ferguson was plucked from an Oxford Street McDonald’s by British photographer Corinne Day and cast as the original Miu Miu girl, starring in the brand’s first campaigns. She walked the runways of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Versace, and Chanel, appeared on the cover of Vogue, then left modeling behind to become a certified nutritionist and naturopath. Known as the “Queen of the Reset,” Ferguson authored Juice, a book of 100 juice recipes, and launched R Health Club, an online health-and-wellness community. She still keeps a foot in fashion, reprising her role as a Miu Miu model for the brand’s spring 2024 runway show. Here, a few of Ferguson’s favorite things
The couple founded Aztech Mountain in 2013 with a vision for a brand that was as serious about skiing as it was about style. Rutgers grew up in Aspen and worked at LVMH and Marc Jacobs. Roth’s father co-founded Marchon Eyewear. Aztech Mountain’s point of view drew impressive buy-in from partners including Olympic skier Bode Miller and Casey Cadwallader, creative director of French luxury house Mugler, who also oversees Aztech Mountain’s design. As ski season gets underway, Rutgers and Roth share what they love on and off the slopes
The childhood friends grew up in London, where they loved to comb through odds and ends in quirky neighborhood shops. In 2022, they opened their own store, Porta, in Brooklyn, where del Balzo and Russotti now live with their young families. Porta carries European tableware and home furnishings, with a focus on independent artisans, reflecting the owners’ previous careers in art and fashion. Here, they share their style dispatch
Charlie Casely-Hayford apprenticed alongside his dad, the British men’s-wear designer Joe Casely-Hayford, O.B.E., before studying at Central Saint Martins. In 2009, father and son launched their own London-based collection of tailoring, Casely-Hayford, which has drawn clients such as Drake, Cillian Murphy, and Chiwetel Ejiofor with its blend of the modern and traditional English hand. After Joe passed away in 2019, Charlie stepped into the role of creative director. He has a taste for Kikuichi knives, a Galerie Alyssa Kapito vase, On sneakers, and more
The owner and artistic director of American heritage-jewelry house Seaman Schepps (Wallis Simpson and Jackie Onassis were clients) and Trianon keeps a Filson duffel, Faber-Castell pencils, and Huberd’s Shoe Grease at the ready
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