Inside the Tiger-Striped Fuschia Velvet World of Kelly Wearstler

There are many reasons to admire interior designer Kelly Wearstler: her fearless cabinet-of-curiosities-meets-old-Hollywood-on-an-acid-trip aesthetic, her largely unheralded skill for maximizing vertical space in even the most sprawling of interiors, her unceasing faith in shagreen (we’re with you, sister!). Having gone west to assess Wearstler and her maximal style for a recent profile in The New Yorker, writer Dana Goodyear reveals the designer’s aspirations to lifestyle brand-dom. “Someday, I want to have a store where I’ll sell accessories, furniture, and clothing, like Ralph Lauren,” says Wearstler.

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