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OUR ANNUAL ESCAPES ISSUE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO indulge in this magazine’s abiding love for fantasy—whether one dreams of the ultimate party house on Ibiza, Spain; a color-drenched sanctuary amid the plains and peaks of western Colorado; or a onetime secret love nest set along the rolling hills of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna countryside. But on a deeper level, this edition of ELLE DECOR is about the simple yet powerful escape that good design offers, at every scale and wherever you are. Our gift guide is one way to beat the cold and dark of winter, and proof that there’s joy to be found in an object as small as a candleholder or a vase. In a moving essay for this month’s Point of View column, war correspondent Janine di…
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MEXICO Otro Oaxaca is the latest project from Grupo Habita, the hospitality firm behind such design-driven Mexican destinations as nearby Hotel Escondido and the capital’s Condesa DF. This 16-room boutique property in Oaxaca City was designed in collaboration with a local architect, João Boto Caeiro of RootStudio, with a focus on regional materials including brick, limestone, and reclaimed wood. If bouncing between the underground spa and rooftop pool isn’t your cup of tea, perhaps the cuisine, much of it prepared over charcoal by chef Saúl Carranza, will stoke your interest. —Sean Santiago otrooaxaca.com LONDON Built of 26,000 tons of Portland stone, London’s Old War Office has a history as monumental as its massive foot-print: This is where Winston Churchill holed up during World War II and intelligence officer Ian Fleming…
Livable Luxe In her first book, Los Angeles–based ELLE DECORA-List designer Brigette Romanek introduces readers to her high-low aesthetic, which she calls “Gucci meets Gap.” She shares interiors that bear her trademark: a mix of luxury and comfort. She also credits the style influence of her mother—a single parent who sang with Aretha Franklin and David Bowie. chroniclebooks.com Our Way Home In this literary deep dive, ELLE DECORA-List design duo Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill share their journey restoring Ellsworth, their 1870s Connecticut farmhouse. The narrative shows how the couple’s own house serves as the creative heart of their firm. rizzoliusa.com Now You See Me! This eye-opening tome by British journalist Charlene Prempeh chronicles a century of Black design. She highlights the transformative and often overlooked work of creatives in…
Go Ahead, Hit Snooze A great mattress is foundational to a good night’s rest—and few are as sumptuous as Hästens’s Grand Vividus. Made of horsehair, cotton, and a Swedish pine frame—and weighing more than 1,300 pounds—this number will have your back thanking you in the morning.…
IN SEPTEMBER, A CADRE OF CELEBRITIES—DIANE KEATON, Julianne Moore, and Gabrielle Union among them—settled into Louis XV–style seating at Brooklyn’s historic Navy Yard for a front-row glimpse of a most unusual catwalk. For his New York Fashion Week presentation, Ralph Lauren unveiled his spring 2024 collection in a barnlike setting with details—crystal chandeliers hanging from twine cords, draped swaths of canvas, rustic wood floors—evoking an artist’s loft. Soon, a fleet of models appeared in stunning updates on Lauren’s signature motifs of western denim (this time with rhinestones and feathers) and black-tie elegance (Christy Turlington closed the show in a gold lamé Grecian gown). The collection is about “a new kind of romance—cool and sophisticated,” Lauren explains. Afterward, a banquet of Polo Bar classics was served at tables set with dishes,…
