When they arrived at the party, every head turned toward them. They lost the flashing cameras as they climbed the stairs to look at the rooms, but a video camera was at the rear, and it stayed with them. Jenna sat on the bed playfully in another room where a model was being painted.
They swept from room to room, laughing and enjoying everything and swaying to the music. One room: A girl was being massaged on a table while a boy sat by and a bicycle was propped against a wall.
In another: A guy with long hair sat alone playing a guitar in a Bollywood room with an empty bath in pink light. A friend of the girls appeared. We all went to a room where everyone was smiling and standing against the wall drinking cocktails and watching episodes, against a blaring blues soundtrack, of the seventies American TV crime drama The Manhunter.
The girls were fresh as anything. They looked like gazelles moving in some equatorial region that is all light, all shine. Prisca was in an Isabel Marant dress and a Mugler fur. Claire and Virginie were dressed to the nines too, and their father, Christian, wore a perfect dark suit and a sky-blue tie, a tie to match, one suspects, his thinking as well as his eyes.
They all have a family-firm attitude about promoting the brand, which is how the girls understand their usefulness.
Our daughters are giving us the new trends. What is glamour to them is not always glamour in my eyes, but that is a good thing. My father believed in communication, listening, authenticity, respect, innovation, natural products, and service. These things spell out the word Clarins. Christian Courtin-Clarins is even entertained by the fuss the girls seem to be causing in New York City. You must have a good knife, not a serrated edge, the right knife, so that you can feel the sensuality of the meat.
Is it possible I was in France? The Prada party during Paris couture week is said to be a bit of a destination. Even among the models and fashionistas, the girls looked Amazonian. Kate Moss had D. To Claire and Virginie, as with their cousins, there are no fashion mistakes: There are only mistakes in attitude. And Virginie offered, smiling on the heaving dance floor, that good times make sense of hard work, just as fashion makes sense of beauty.
I can cry at these books. Almost as happy as I will be back in New York. Such fun. Already a subscriber? Log in or link your magazine subscription. Account Profile. Sign Out. Photo: Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello. Photo: Courtesy of Virginie Courtin-Clarins. Sign up for WWD news straight to your inbox every day. All Rights reserved. Fashion Moore From L. Newsletters Sign up for WWD news straight to your inbox every day. Powered by WordPress. My Account Welcome Name.
Manage Account. Log Out. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. Claire's uncle Dr. Olivier Courtin-Clarins, managing director of the beauty brand, helped develop the new spa menu.
But that's not to say Claire and her famous relatives — her sister, Virginie, and cousins Jenna and Prisca Olivier's daughters , all glamorous fixtures on the transatlantic social scene and genetic proof that beauty products are only part of the equation — didn't provide a sounding board. I felt like my face looked younger and more refreshed afterward. It feels like dancing together! Covetable treatments aside, patrons old and new will likely appreciate the aesthetic upgrades, too: The Mithun architects and Clodagh Design team incorporated glass, stone, water, and native plants like sage and wild lavender to create a space that blends seamlessly into the natural setting, complemented by the stunning backdrop of the Santa Catalina mountains.
Personally, we couldn't be more inspired to book a facial. United States.
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