Guest Picks: Outfit Your Home in Fab Fashion Designer Accents
You don their clothes to look chic. Now your home can have its turn, with decor from some of the world's greatest fashion houses
It's been impossible not to notice fashion's biggest names getting in on the housewares market these past several years and taking advantage of our increasing interest in making our homes as fashionable as our wardrobes. While some products could be attributed to any high-end housewares manufacturer (in that they're beautiful yet still somewhat generic), others are immediately recognizable as the proprietary design of a particular fashion house.
This ideabook offers 20 products from some the world's greatest fashion designers that will add instant couture flair to your space and make your fashion cred skyrocket. — Denise from The Swelle Life
This ideabook offers 20 products from some the world's greatest fashion designers that will add instant couture flair to your space and make your fashion cred skyrocket. — Denise from The Swelle Life
Kew Pouf
Anyone who knows their Italian knitwear designers will immediately recognize the iconic multicolored zigzag pattern on this small pouff. Its busy boldness is great for waking up an understated space or making eclectic decor a little bit electric.
Cacharel Primavera Salad/Dessert Plate
I love homewares that mirror the fashion house's aesthetic quite literally; if you love to wear it, you may well want to see around your homes. This French fashion house is known for its pretty Liberty print clothing and has translated the tiny vivid floral patterns to tableware.
If you find it odd eating your rocket and spinach off such a busy plate, you can simply keep it for display. If you happen to love the look, you can go all out and echo a Cacharel Liberty print outfit by mixing different patterns on your table.
If you find it odd eating your rocket and spinach off such a busy plate, you can simply keep it for display. If you happen to love the look, you can go all out and echo a Cacharel Liberty print outfit by mixing different patterns on your table.
Vera Wang Love Knots Tea Light Holders
It's fitting that Vera Wang, as the go-to designer for the most fashionable wedding dresses, carries the love theme through to her home decor collections. Elegant and sweet, this pair of silver-bowed tea light holders could be the perfect accompaniment to a romantic dinner.
Check Double Picture Frame
The legendary British heritage brand keeps its iconic design fresh by using tricks, such as scale, to give just a hint of their famous tartan. This way, you can convey your love of the fashion house without appearing too brand-crazy in your home. True Burberry devotees would likely display it cover first, I'll bet.
Adolfo's Three Horses
Gorgeous horses plus muddy, expensive riding boots adds up to Ralph Lauren, the American designer who has built an empire romanticizing the preppy, country-loving lifestyle through fashion and homewares.
This walnut-framed photograph of horses, shot by Richard Phibbs, is a nice dose of rugged beauty for your den, library or game room.
This walnut-framed photograph of horses, shot by Richard Phibbs, is a nice dose of rugged beauty for your den, library or game room.
Noel Alabaster Salt and Pepper Shakers
If it's the little details that make things special, then it's not all that silly to splash out on exquisite containers to hold your table seasonings.
This salt and pepper shaker set is done in bone china with platinum banding and finished with a subtle rendering of the kate spade logo. Only those in the know will recognize the branding, and still, it's a quiet fashion statement that won't overshadow your table setting.
This salt and pepper shaker set is done in bone china with platinum banding and finished with a subtle rendering of the kate spade logo. Only those in the know will recognize the branding, and still, it's a quiet fashion statement that won't overshadow your table setting.
Square Dot Ice Bucket
Besides being known for inventing the wrap dress, Diane von Furstenberg is lauded for her mastery with prints. Her most memorable are the bold and vivid ones that have been inspired by a rainbow of ethnicities, and it's this approach to design that brings her homewares to life.
This stunning ice bucket isn't all too common in the home, though it had me rethinking entertaining essentials and picturing how stunning it would look on my sideboard.
This stunning ice bucket isn't all too common in the home, though it had me rethinking entertaining essentials and picturing how stunning it would look on my sideboard.
Lacoste Bath Rug
The eternally preppy now have a bath rug to show their allegiance to the youthful and conservative style. And for guests who aren't familiar with the Lacoste branding, the big green alligator could serve as a humorous approach to bathroom decor.
Lanvin Love Bow-Embellished Pen
For the fashionista who likes absolutely everything to reflect her high-fashion savvy, a Lanvin pen adorned with a dreamy duck egg grosgrain ribbon will do the trick. It will also thrill fans of Marie Antoinette's style.
Alongside its gorgeous blue velvet-lined display case, it would be the perfect accessory for a painted French baroque writing desk.
Alongside its gorgeous blue velvet-lined display case, it would be the perfect accessory for a painted French baroque writing desk.
Intrecciato VN Brushed Steel Dog Bowl
Could there be a more clear statement about one's commitment to fashion than this intrecciato and brushed-steel dog dish? This technique of weaving leather is a signature of Bottega Veneta's designs that was created by the Italian fashion house in the 1960s.
Your little pooch may not know the difference, but it will up the fashion factor of your kitchen in spades.
Your little pooch may not know the difference, but it will up the fashion factor of your kitchen in spades.
Donna Karan Dimension Rectangle Platter
Donna Karan is renowned for her mastery with drapery, and that fluidity is echoed in this decorative fire-molded aluminum-alloy platter. It resembles a piece of shimmery silk that has floated down to rest on your night table or vanity, which is where I would place it for keeping rings and silver necklaces.
Red 'Pico' Cereal Bowl
Super glossy red and black is an unusual choice of colors for a cereal bowl, but it's one that will certainly help you wake up at breakfast. The dish's interior echoes John Rocha's liberal use of bright red in his Spring 2013 prêt-à-porter collection, and contrasted with the black in all of its high-shine glory, it gives an elegant Asian feel.
Cornflakes and O-shaped cereal may not be dramatic enough for this intensely fashionable bowl.
Cornflakes and O-shaped cereal may not be dramatic enough for this intensely fashionable bowl.
Cheval d'Orient Soup Tureen
I'm trying to think of what kind of soup would be good enough to serve in this stunning Hermès terrine; perhaps lobster vichyssoise? Devotees of the French heritage brand will love the intricate decoration in the style of Persian miniatures with forms inspired by elements of horse harnesses.
This impressive centerpiece warrants a special place to be admired between soup bells.
This impressive centerpiece warrants a special place to be admired between soup bells.
Natural Nail Brush
Impeccable tailoring goes hand in hand with impeccable grooming, so it's only natural that the British designer known for his sharply cut and finished garments would offer his devotees something for cleaning up nicely.
The branding on the brush can serve as a reminder that Jasper Conran wants you to look neat when you hit the street in one of his outfits.
The branding on the brush can serve as a reminder that Jasper Conran wants you to look neat when you hit the street in one of his outfits.
Paper Dolls 1
I just love these paper dolls, which must be the most fashionable ones around. These two tiny fashionistas were born of a collaboration between Danish fashion designer Peter Jensen and photographer Laurie Simmons.
You can look into the meaning of the work (Simmons explores the objectification of women through her staged photography) or appreciate the bright yellow couture dresses and sweet styling on the models.
You can look into the meaning of the work (Simmons explores the objectification of women through her staged photography) or appreciate the bright yellow couture dresses and sweet styling on the models.
Fashion Designers A–Z
Every fashion lover must have an important tome on the bookshelf for handy reference. Being all about fashion, the volumes tend to feature stunning covers that make for great displays.
This book is a bit of fashion in itself: Six limited-edition volumes feature covers in fabrics by Prada, Missoni, Akris, Etro, Stella McCartney or Diane von Furstenberg. Its pages celebrate 100 years of fashion design with photographs of iconic garments and commentary from the industry's most renowned experts. It comes in a plexiglass box to keep it pristine, but be sure to give that fabric a good feel once in a while.
This book is a bit of fashion in itself: Six limited-edition volumes feature covers in fabrics by Prada, Missoni, Akris, Etro, Stella McCartney or Diane von Furstenberg. Its pages celebrate 100 years of fashion design with photographs of iconic garments and commentary from the industry's most renowned experts. It comes in a plexiglass box to keep it pristine, but be sure to give that fabric a good feel once in a while.
Trésor de la Mer Coffeepot
Quintessential Versace isn't for everyone; that heavily ornate, very traditional Italian style exploding in technicolor is something you either love or hate. Theirs is not a quiet approach to homeware, but it's unique and vivid and truly representative of what the brand is about.
I can't help but smile when I imagine a social coffee in any home outside Italy, the wide eyes of the guest following this pot curiously as it's picked up to pour and then set down again. Who needs caffeine with such a coffee pot?
I can't help but smile when I imagine a social coffee in any home outside Italy, the wide eyes of the guest following this pot curiously as it's picked up to pour and then set down again. Who needs caffeine with such a coffee pot?
Fire Rug
One glance at this tapestry rug conjures the name Vivienne Westwood, the British dame and rebel whose fashion roots began with the irreverent deconstructed tartan garments that became synonymous with the punk era.
I love the idea of laying out the largest size of this rug on a concrete floor to contrast the cold, hard gray with fine, warm wool.
I love the idea of laying out the largest size of this rug on a concrete floor to contrast the cold, hard gray with fine, warm wool.
Jean Paul Gaultier Country Patchwork Throw, Multi
Old crafty patchwork can also be high fashion. It was made chic and fashion-forward by Jean Paul Gaultier, who used this mishmash approach to textiles in his latest haute couture collection.
The refined patchwork is echoed in the French designer's line of blankets that feature 20 squares of various fabrics — anything from plaids and paisleys to Asian prints to country florals and everything in between. This is a blanket made for throwing over the back of your sofa or chaise to show off all of those gorgeous fabrics.
Next: 7 Haute Home Decor Ideas for Fashion Lovers
The refined patchwork is echoed in the French designer's line of blankets that feature 20 squares of various fabrics — anything from plaids and paisleys to Asian prints to country florals and everything in between. This is a blanket made for throwing over the back of your sofa or chaise to show off all of those gorgeous fabrics.
Next: 7 Haute Home Decor Ideas for Fashion Lovers
This dainty cushion pays homage to his vibrant signature style with a digital print pattern that delivers heaps of French flair. Like his shocking pink embroidered pouf skirts, this will not go unnoticed.