Friday, August 6, 2010

Nicolas Ghesquiere

First off -a thousand pardons. I've been a terribly neglectful blogger. Although I can't promise to be more diligent about postings; I can say that I sincerely appreciate the supportive outreach from so many of you who seem to enjoy the musings of one often tipsy young man in the District.



All right, I'm surely not the first to announce the possession of an extreme crush on one talented and beautiful Mr. Nicolas Ghesquiere. Creative Director of the venerable fashion house Balenciaga Mr. Ghesquiere, or Nico as I so innocently refer to him, started from humble beginnings.

According to The New York Times, Interview, Wikipedia, or some other such stable sounding board for information that I surely briefly perused while finishing off a few bottles of Hoegaarden, Mr. Ghesquiere obtained an internship at Agnes B in Paris at age 15. By 21, he was working for John Paul Gaultier. But, in 1996 (A year within a decade of decidedly unfashionable fashion) Nicolas was hired by Balenciaga, then a house resting in a pit of passe despair, to design uniforms for a Japanese licensing company. Nico quickly climbed the the ranks, and come 2000 his frocks would be seen shrouding the trendiest of all celebrity skeletons; Nicole Kidman, Chloe Sevigne, and the Olsen twins to name a few.

Well, while scouring the overflow of photos in my files I came across some of a chic apartment in Paris inhabited by this peculiar creature known as Nicolas Ghesquiere. The maisonette is simultaneously effortless and thoughtful, chic and stoic, old and new. This grand aesthete embodies a style that your timid host can only aspire to one day graze.







14 comments:

  1. Such a gorgeous apartment, I'd never seen it before. and Whew! thank heavens your back!

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  2. Nice to see you back, Scott! Loving the Parisian apartment!

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  3. Thanks, gentleman. Amazing apartment, isn't it? And, Nicolas Ghesquiere lives in it, too! That's a lot of pretty in one space!

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  4. i love the new head shot.
    you look fabulous.

    your work is divine and so is Nicolas Ghesquiere-
    but honestly....you are better looking.
    xx

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  5. How can one resist a crush on the man who designs such incredible pieces for Balenciaga? Plus he comes complete with a chic apartment... in Paris no less! Welcome back Mr. D. Maniac! We missed you.

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  6. owwee...all those tulip tables. Be still my heart.

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  7. Good to see that your blog is resuscitated - and you too, I hope.

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  8. dude. good to see you back. and the apartment is that slice of heaven.

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  9. That is an absolutely stunning apartment. I find that the parquet style floor and the white walls work perfectly together.

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  10. You have been absent long enough-don't think this gets you off the hook. I have something I need to get to that would be wonderful to link to your post, are you intrigued? pgt

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  11. All- It is an amazing apartment. Mr. G. has stupendously spot-on taste. Thanks for the welcome. I'll try to post more often.... {what a slacker}.

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  12. L.A.- I wouldn't imagine that this little post would get me off the hook. You're so good to remind me. I promise to think about trying to post more regularly. You're so good to remind me.

    post script: I'm all ears ; )

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  13. Love him, love his clothes (and bags)...and particularly his apartment...xv

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  14. Scott, just posted on the original Balenciaga's interiors and have linked your wonderful NG post here. Of course we want more from you-always a fresh perspective on anything new in design or old for that matter. pgt

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