15 MINUTES WITH … INÈS DE LA FRESSANGE
The Roger Vivier ambassador on her cultural life. LIFE-CHANGING BOOK “The Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom.” TECH MUST-HAVE “The My Sketch app transforms reality into art.” MOST LOVED FAIRY TALE “Natalia Vodianova’s life.” FAVOURITE CLICHE “French girls are stylish.” MOST OVERRATED “Youth.” MOST UNDERRATED “Espadrilles: So chic, so cheap.” FANTASY DUET PARTNER “Elton John.” GUILTY PLEASURE “For 300 grammes of vanilla fudge from Fortnum & Mason, I’ll do whatever you want.” WHO WOULD PLAY YOU “Certainly not me. Maybe Jane Birkin.” MAKES YOU LAUGH “Canadian accents in French; my own goofy words; and Diego Della Valle (my boss).” DREAM LUNCH DATE “Barack Obama (while Michelle is gardening).” TOP DESTINATION “Jaipur, or Tarascon in Provence.” SIGNATURE DANCE “The twist (again).” BRAINS OR BEAUTY “Beauty; it’s so rare nowadays, and every computer has a brain.” LAUREL OR HARDY “Hardy (if that’s Pierre Hardy).” JAMES DEAN OR JAMES STEWART “James Stewart (more Savile Row).” LENNON OR MCCARTNEY “Stella!” GRACE KELLY OR GRACE JONES “Jones. She’s an angel.” MINIMALIST OR MAXIMALIST “Minimalist for clothes. Maximalist for decoration.” OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST “Total optimist.” STYLE ICON “Our grandmothers.” ARTWORK YOU WOULD APPEAR IN “[Something by] Giacometti, rather than Botero.” MOST ENVIOUS OF ... “Anyone who has a suit made at Anderson & Sheppard.” CHOICE TIPPLE “La Mauresque (pastis and almond syrup).” MOST PROUD OF ... “My 1969 Morris Mini in British racing green (very rare in Paris).” FILM YOU WISH YOU’D BEEN IN “Dance of the Vampires by Roman Polanski.” FANCY-DRESS THEME “Bad taste.” WOULD LIKE TO MEET “The chairman of Nutella, so he can help my charity for children ( www.mecenat-cardiaque.org).” FAVOURITE VILLAIN “Ricky Gervais in Extras.” PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED THAT I ... “Don’t have evening clothes.”