In the CUT

PETER MARINO, consummate architect of luxury shopping—from the Dior flagship to a Louis Vuitton handbag—indulges in black leather, black coffee, Beethoven, and Brahms

Vanities / My Stuff

■ Style File

DAILY UNIFORM: Black leather. I ride a motorcycle to the office and got tired of changing out of my gear. Karl Lagerfeld told me it was a good look, so I kept it.

FAVORITE ACCESSORY: The Artycapucines bag that I designed for Louis Vuitton (7). I was inspired by a medieval box I saw in Venice.

GO-TO SHOE: Red Wing motorcycle boots (12).

■ On Self-Care

SKIN: Moroccanoil on my tattoos (9). COLOGNE: Echt Kolnisch Wasser 4711.

WORKOUT: Tennis if it's summer. Skiing if it's winter (4). Weights all year (11).

■ At IVork

RECENT PROJECT: Cheval Blanc Paris. Dior on Avenue Montaigne, BELOVED ERA IN ARCHITECTURE: Wiener Werkstatte, 1903 (10).

■ For Pleasure

READING: Greek and Roman history. DOING: I'm obsessed with gardening and sudoku (5). I go to art galleries every Saturday and pinball is great.

WATCHING: Hockey, tennis, CNBC, HBO miniseries.

ENJOYING: I'm mad for the dahlias I grow in my Southampton gardens (13).

LISTENING TO: Wagner, Mozart, Franck, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt, Handel, Lully, Gluck, Beethoven, and Brahms.

■ The Menu

MORNING BEVERAGE: Black COffee (2). POWER SNACK: Almonds (6). TAKEOUT ORDER: Peking duck, Mr. Chow.

■ Gift Guide

BEST GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED: A gold table from Claude Lalanne (1).

FOR THE AESTHETE: Peter Marino: The Architecture of Chanel (3). ON YOUR WISH LIST: The opportunity to visit the Prince of Liechtenstein's bronze collection (8). FOR THE INTERIORS ENTHUSIAST: Try my bronze boxes. Three in a long row look really good.

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