2 Dogs and 1 Cat 100 Pairs of Shoes 300 Art Books
THE DESIGNER’S LIFE BY THE NUMBERS
someone, he often might have this group with him… some band or another. 9:30AM When I get to work, I review my schedule for the day and the week, then I go over my action list. I turn on some music, and start with my team. I’m very diverse in my music choices. I listen to everything from jazz to blues, R& B, classical, reggae—it depends on how I feel. 1:30PM My typical lunch is fish and vegetables and potatoes, or pasta if I order from my local Italian. Otherwise we eat Thai food from a local noodle bar, the Phat Phuc. My only snack during the day is a bar of chocolate—I eat a bar everyday. 7:30PM I leave by 7:30 so I can have my alone time. I like to cook if I have time. If not, I have someone else cook for me. Sunday is usually when I have the time to cook; it’s the only day I have off. Often on Saturday I’ll work and catch up. I have a few little dishes, mostly simple Italian food. And I have this chicken dish—a whole roasted chicken that I baste and marinate for two hours and cook really slow. It’s almost like a spicy kind of jerk chicken. Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I’m a fan of Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and Boss. There’s a British series called Luther, but in England they think a series means four episodes. And I like Mad Men. Otherwise it’s always good to unwind with a book. 10:00PM I look at lots of things online. I’ve ordered on Barneys.com, Net-a-porter.com. I just bought a very cute pair of shoes—actually more than one—Tabitha Simmons boots, Manolo Blahniks, and Nikes for the gym. I get my groceries from m Fresh Direct. I collect books: art books, first-edition photography books, lithograph books, architecture books, Cecil Beaton books; I think I have almost every one of his. I’m quite into interiors too, and like to look at old Georgian houses. I have different periods of time in architecture, and I also have a little obsession with gardens. Sometimes I look at old travel books. If I’m going somewhere in Asia, it’s fun to buy an old first-edition book about someone’s adventure travelling to Sri Lanka or somewhere. e. I like to read about the kind of mad adventures they had. As for pets, I have a dog named Star, her son n Guinness, and a cat. They’re just adopted mutts; I think they found us, really. They all have a very nice ce life because they live on an island where we have a home. I could take pets home everywhere I find d them—it’s a nightmare. I should definitely donate money to an animal shelter because I can’t take them all home. 11:00PM I unwind with a long bath, some reading, and a big piece of chocolate cake. For the bath, I use Avon Skin So Soft Bath Oil. It’s great—you put it in your ur bath, as much as you want, and you get out, put on your dressing robe, and you let it soak in. n. Your whole body feels incredible. 12:00 AM The most important things in my bedroom m are the Egyptian cotton sheets, a soft pillow, and a firm mattress. I can’t predict when I’ll go to sleep. If I need to fall asleep early, I do, and if I stay awake until 2 or 3 in the he morning, I do. My main ritual, especially during manic fashion seasons, is to take my notebook and write down everything that’s on my mind, anything that will wake me up in the middle of the night. I write it all down and close my book and know that
it’s [going to be] done.