Georgine Ratelband quoted her inspiration as coming from “permanent hotel dwellers, those glamorous creatures who have called the world’s most interesting properties home.” Muses ranged from Coco Chanel’s suite at the Ritz and Oscar Wilde’s chambers at the Hôtel d’Alsace to Howard Hughes’ bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel and Edie Sedgwick’s room at the Chelsea Hotel. This translated into a pretty consistent formula: short dresses, metallic fabrics and great fur-accented coats which we are sure girls of today can wear out to Paul’s.
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