Peter Marino’s Favorite Things | vanity fair

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DAY uniform: Black leather. I ride my motorcycle to the office and got tired of taking off my gear. Karl Lagerfeld told me it looked good so I kept it.
FAVORITE ACCESSORIES: The Artycapucines bag I designed for Louis Vuitton. I was inspired by a medieval chest I saw in Venice.
GO TO SHOE: Red Wing motorcycle boots.

Louis Vuitton Capucines MM bag

Red Wing Shoes Iron Ranger Boots

About self care

SKIN: Moroccanoil on my tattoos.
COLOGNE: Genuine cologne water 4711.
WORK OUT: Tennis when it’s summer. Skiing when it’s winter. weights all year round.

Moroccanoil Fragrance Original Body Lotion

At work

LATEST PROJECT: Cheval Blanc Paris. Dior on Avenue Montaigne.
BELOVED ERA IN ARCHITECTURE: Vienna workshop, 1903.

For pleasure

READ: Greek and Roman History.
DO: I’m obsessed with gardening and Sudoku. I go to art galleries every Saturday and pinball is great.
WATCH AFTER: Ice hockey, tennis, CNBC, HBO miniseries.
ENJOY: I’m obsessing over the dahlias I grow in my gardens in Southampton.
LISTEN: Wagner, Mozart, Franck, Ravel, Scriabin, Liszt, Handel, Lully, Gluck, Beethoven and Brahms.

The menu

MORNING DRINK: Black coffee.
POWER SNACK: almonds.
TAKE AWAY ORDER: Peking duck, Mr. Chow.