A lavishly illustrated, irresistible look at some of the most spectacular houses and gardenswhose owners come from the worlds of fashion, design, art and societythat have appeared in the pages ofVogueover the last decade.
Here is Tory Burchs stylish and informal Southampton estate, Lauren and Andres Santo Domingos glamorous duplex in Paris, Dries Van Notens romantic house and garden in Belgium, Alexa and Trevor Trainas dramatic and colorful San Francisco house, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerbers lakeside Canadian cabin, shoe maestro Bruno Frisoni and designer Herv Van der Straetens modern house in the heart of Tangier, Stella McCartneys grand English country garden, Olya and Charles Thompsons richly patterned Brooklyn house, and the old-world Wilshire estate of Gela Nash-Taylor and Duran Durans John Nash Taylor and many more.
These breathtaking houses and gardens have been photographed by such celebrated photographers as Franois Halard, Oberto Gili, Mario Testino and Bruce Weber among others; such writers as Hamish Bowles, Joan Juliet Buck, Plum Sykes, Jonathan Van Meter and Chloe Malle give you an intimate view of the owners and how they live.
This book is a look at some of the worlds most iconic houses and gardensnot only rich in ideas for all readers but a resource and inspiration for designers, architects, and landscape architects as well.