Ines Olympe Mercadal’s founder chats to Karen Radley today
Heels or flats: Absolument heels, as you know I’m an ex shoe designer and my family are shoe makers going back 5 generations !
Vintage or new: always vintage for beautiful pieces. I have a beautiful closet of vintage jacket and coats and even furs.
Style icon: a mix between Francoise Sagan for her beautiful voice, Joan Collins as Alexy Colby for the fantastic overdressed style and a little bit of iconic Almodóvar actress for the humour with a touch of Maria Felix for Cartier for the fancy jewellery style
Favourite piece of clothing you own: La Panthere watch!
And jewellery: gold always
What’s your signature scent: Le musc Ravageur de Frederic Mall sexy, feminine with a touch of oriental.
Who inspires you: La litterature Francaise et la chanson Francaise
Print or plain: always prints, like a technicolour universe, Italian designers the 70s Pucci, Missoni, Leonard. Always more colourfull joyfull as My Art de la table
Museum or art gallery: Museum, always since childhood in Paris
Favourite beach: Wild and natural as in Menorca
Crepe or Croissant? Croissant Madame !
Best summer memory: childhood in Spain for summer and French education
What’s one piece you’re loving this season from your collection:
I’m in love with the summer NYMPHE AND ABSINTHE le melange rose et du turquoise, as a make up for you summer tables
