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MY STUFF LULU DE KWIATKOWSKI

April 2008
Fanfair
MY STUFF LULU DE KWIATKOWSKI
April 2008

MY STUFF LULU DE KWIATKOWSKI

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Textile designer Lulu de Kwiatkowski, 36, has been creating vibrant colored fabrics and hand-printed wall coverings for her eponymous line, Lulu DK, for the past nine years. This spring, a compendium of collages inspired by her childhood home in Lyford Cay—decorated by Sister Parish— and exotic travels will be published in her coffee-table book, Lulu (Ammo). Herewith, a few of her favorite things...

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BEAUTY PRODUCTS

LIPS I LIKE THE CHAPSTICK THAT COMES IN THE DELTA OVERNIGHT BUSINESS-CLASS TRAVEL PACK. IT STAYS ON FOR EIGHT HOURS. SHAMPOO ANYTHING APPLE-SCENTED WITH CONDITIONER ALL IN ONE. MOISTURIZERAYURMEDIC VACHA TONER, NAIL-POLISH COLOR NONE, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR HAIR CITY SALON AKS, N.Y.C. BIKINI WAR LASER FROM BERENICE ON 61ST STREET, N.Y.C. BROWS I DO THEM MYSELF.

HOME

WHERE DO YOI LIVE LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK, FAVORITE ART HENRI ROUSSEAU. SHEETS LULU DK MATOUK, MY NEW LINE OF PRINTED BEDDING ON 500-COUNT PERCALE COTTON. STATIONERY I PAINT MY OWN. PETS VIRGOLA, MY GOLDEN CHILD (IRISH JACK RUSSELL). FAVORITE FLOW ERS LONG-STEM TULIPS AND ORCHIDS. FAVORITE GADGET SONY VAIO. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAl RANT LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN. FAVORITE COCKTAIL ABSOLUT VODKA, SODA, CRANBERRY. FAVORITE DESSERT CRACKER JACK.

INSPIRATIONS

FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD RAS KUTANI, ON THE COAST OF TANZANIA. BUT I LOVE ANY BEACH. FAVORITE DISCOVERY LEARNING THAT I WAS PREGNANT WITH TWINS! NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE SPENDING MONEY ON MY DELTA AMEX TO EARN POINTS, SO THAT I HAVE ENOUGH TO FLY BUSINESS CLASS. FAVORITE CHARITY ISEEMAASAI .ORG. FAVORITE HOI SEWARES SHOP BERGDORF'S.

CLOTHES

JEANS THE GAP. UNDERWEAR HANKY PANKY. SNEAKERS IF I NEED TO RUN I GO BAREFOOT. WATCH MY BLACKBERRY, DAY BAG MY MICHAEL KORS BAG IN CANVAS AND CAMEL LEATHER. EVENING BAG BEADED VINTAGE BAGS FROM THE OLD FLEA MARKET ON 25TH STREET, IN N.Y.C. FAVORITE ACCESSORY MY HANDSOME HUSBAND, FAVORITE DESIGNER ALVIN VALLEY. HE MADE MY EXTRAORDINARY, FULLY HAND-SEWN LACE WEDDING DRESS.