"Charlotte Moss Decorates" at Ralph Lauren

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Two steps to make sure a book signing is as glamorous as charity ball: 1. Make sure the book is from iconic interior designer Charlotte Moss. 2. Hold it at the Ralph Lauren store. The rest will take care of itself.

Couldn't make it out to the book party last night? Neither could we. But Carrie Culpepper of Culture Fix gave us a peek inside and shared her notes. Thanks, Carrie! And Charlotte: We'll catch you next time.


Moss is one of those inspirational women who seems to do it all, well. She has a thriving career with big-name clients such as Michael Bloomberg, she writes, lectures, licenses products and is a dedicated volunteer to several arts organizations including the New York City Ballet. I got to know Charlotte when I wrote about her for Richmond Home. Moss' new book is a gorgeous, 200-pager examining 11 of the rooms she created for designer showhouses.

Since there were no clients involved, these may be her most personal projects. She walks the reader through her inspiration from Lee Raziwell's multi-patterned living room to West Wycombe Park, a Palladian country house in England. Moss is an avid scrap-booker so she also shows spreads of the clippings, photos and other elements that inspired her rooms.

The party drew a chic crowd including squeezed into the fourth floor -- the home collection floor -- of the new Ralph Lauren flagship. Lauren purchased two town houses combining them and adding this staircase to give the mansion a grander feel. I think it worked. The stairs are lined with black-and-white fashion photos, plus equestrian, garden and architecture shots (some rather large). Beautiful idea. I'd love to copy that some day in my own elegant stairway.

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