KAREN RADLEY CHATS TO INES OLYMPE MERCADAL’S


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

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