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In this video, we will explore the homes of Lee Radziwill. Also known as the Caroline Lee Bouvier Radzwill. She was the younger sister of Jackie kennedy Onassis and together they were the most famous pair of sisters in the world. We will be touring her New York, English and Parisian homes.
Together let’s travel back in time as we learn about Lee Radziwill’s luxurious homes.
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When I was director of a big fashion company in Paris she came into the store one day and after choosing several items was surprised when she was asked to pay for them, telling the manager who she was. She then asked for the items to be shipped to New York but again didn't see why she should pay for shipping. I don't remember how it ended. The staff had no idea who she was as her generation and being American made her an unknown in France amongst the newer generations.
Yeah, the rich and the famous always think they should get more things - and for free too. They never feel they have enough - what shameless greed.
Welcome to the channel Stephanie, and oh my! What an excellent story, sad to hear about her character being that way! ⚜️❤️
@@CulturedElegance
Her father in law Joseph Kennedy showered Gloria Swanson with jewellery, furs and clothes.
But he charged everything to Gloria Swanson account.
Just like Sidney Poitier did the same to Dihann Carroll.
I worked in an exclusive store and the rich and famous, are notorious for not paying up.
One in particular took three month's to pay, and she's all over the paper's in Society section. You Tube.
@@luciaperdue5687you mean Sidney Poitier. not Belafonte !
@@ernestinehemingway7799
Thank you Ernestine have edited
Oh man I couldn’t live under all that decor
The Bouvier sisters were raised in Society. They were raised with class. They were exposed to great taste. They were "in the book." There was no name in America with more socal cachet than That some of you don't like their taste, or understand it, was of little concern to The Beautiful People. Most of you In this room are not responsible for creating a lasting style. Think of the (Grace) Kelly bag or the (Jane) Birken bag. Your like of orange & purple stripes will not be embraced by people with taste. You are not among the crowd who matters, they could care less about you. Pattern on pattern is a very chic choice, likely to be embraced with the Social Circle, and their Decorators, important, big name Decorators. Who aren't cheap to hire. Many refuse possible applicants who just aren't "our kind Darling." You are unlikely to add anything of lustre to their portfolios. You are unlikely to get them noticed by Architectural Digest or The New York Times magazine. Your taste and creativity might be adored by friends and neighbors. Unless you are an extraordinary housewife with impeccable taste in wallpaper and chintz, like Sister Parish, you are not likely to make it to Architectural Digest
either. Or Royalty, or First Ladies. This is the way things are. People named Trump or Kardashian are never going to be admired by the cognoscenti. Margaret Russell was the very successful editor of Elle Decor. She was chosen to succeed the legendary Paige Rense who elevated the ordinary Architectural Digest into the Magazine of Record for serious interior decoration and famous clients and Decorators. Quite a promotion for Margaret Russell, who was probably the most qualified person to assume that mantle. Early in her tenure editing AD, Margaret had the. unmitigated gall to put two Kardashian sisters on the cover of Architectural Digest. Margaret Russell was fired
I can,loved!❤
Looks like a thrift shop to me. For me, elegance is simplicity.
According to my taste, decoration should bring peace, serenity, for this world full of .... People are minimalist or not, but this decoration is somehow crowded
The money that must have been involved in buying and decorating all those homes is staggering to think about. The fabric alone must have been in the millions.
She apparently was hated by The Radziwill family for her spending
Not really honey. It just Chintz fabric and loud papers much of the time. There is a limit.
@@orion8835 Well, sweetie, you don't know what you're talking about.
@@orion8835 Just because you work at Joann's Fabrics doesn't mean you know anything about designer grade textiles.
Not my taste, but then again I shop at Walmart , Just sayin 🤓
😂❤
People with "good" taste can shop anywhere
I had to downgrade from Target decor to Family Dollar decor so don’t feel bad. These are tough times 😂
Beautiful homes are like beautiful women. They are everywhere. But the life and soul within us what counts
@TARA607, I SHOP AT WALMART ALSO, BUT IF I HAD THEIR MONEY, MY HOUSES WOULD STILL NOT LOOK LIKE THEIRS. TO GAUDY, TO CLUTTERED, AND TO DIZZY WITH WAY TO MANY PICTURES ON THE WALLS. YOU NEED A TRAFFIC COP TO WALK YOU THROUGH.
I guess it’s a question of taste bc I see this style of decorating as being way too busy and over crowded. I’m not a minimalist at all, but the competing patterns and colors is exhausting. I also find it puzzling why people think it’s attractive to pile a ton of books on the coffee table. One or two, maybe, but why so many? To each his own! 😄
Individual items and elements of decor are all beautiful, but yes, very busy. And it seemed to me that each apartment was just a variation on the theme of pictures hanging over fabric, and sofas blending right into the wall.
One woman's poison is another's passion.
There are some rooms that are gorgeous but, I agree, the different patterns compete and are jarring.
Lori, so true. My decorating style is "too much is almost enough". My home resembles a cross between a museum and an antique shop packed to the gills. But looking at her patterns upon patterns and color schemes, it almost sent me into an epileptic seizure.
Money can't buy taste, and you don't have to be rich to decorate tastefully.
You said it! It’s the stuff of nightmares! I liked the daughter’s yellow and brass bedroom though!
Lee and Jackie were the queens of wallpaper.
Seems everyone of all financial levels were wallpaper happy!
That's funny, "Queens of Wall Coverings", covers more materials.
Boli odpoene snobky a mysleli si ze au nadludia
Dat im jednu izbu s kupelnou a videli by ste ake by boli krasne.
@@nancyericson4263 Let's understand that Lee Radziwell or Jacqueline Kennedy were never themselves "wall paper" in any room they entered, but as reps of Old Money, were quite accustomed to seeing wall paper in many rooms they entered.
Love the presentation you’ve done here, Lee had such style. I’m “old as dirt” so love the flowers everywhere, walls, fabrics. Aside, Renzo Mongiardino’s name is pronounced, moan-jar-dee-no, with accent on the dee. He was one of the original maximalists, along with Tony Duquette, & Mario Buatta. Thanks again for such a beautiful presentation!
Thank you! I adore the flowers everywhere too! Where have you heard his name pronounced that way? ⚜️❤️
I'd advise her to also consult Google or same for correct pronunciation of moire. We'll overlook vase as it's regional.
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Dear Gianna, It's always a good day when you learn something new, and thanks to you , this was my lucky day. I never even tried to pronounce that man's name in my mind, so thanks for that tip. I love his style. It's a mix, and I want to believe I understand that mix. The Buatta book rests here next to me; it sits atop an African stool, which makes for a delight-full cigarette "table." I am familiar with his style, kinda Sister Parrish with fresh air and pizzazz. As a youngster. I really liked Asian minimalism, until, one-day, I didn't. Since that time, I never thought much about maximalism, but I feel today that I can't get enough stuff in my rooms. Stuff being relative, I say, bring it on, make my pack-rat heart come alive. Life grows more complex, and so does my floorplan. As to Princess Lee, there is just something so sublime about all those framed-prints sets mounted with precision atop figured walls. That dynamic threatens to blow up at any time, yet, this is where talent becomes evident, the center does hold. Bravo, Modigliani !
@@CulturedElegance Hi, well, I live in Italy & speak Italian, & he is among the most famous & admired designers here. The most beautiful book on his work was already out of print when I discovered him, I managed to find a copy on eBay but guess someone else liked it as well, because my order never arrived! I found another book, but not as complete a history. I should try again but I need to start getting rid of books instead of buying more! That said, the beauty brings such joy!
@@jackmason4029 Jack, you made me laugh, because you described my life to a T. I wish I had that understanding of Renzo Mongiardino you’ve gained. I started with Asian style, because we lived in Japan when I was a child. Then I came to Italy & for a while I was into all things Italian, but slid into the gracefulness of French. Finally said stop you crazy woman, when I inherited a gigantic Venetian style mirror that is more villa than Italian farmhouse style. When I finally retired I discovered my Three Bears house (juuusst right) was too small for all my & inherited collections, so my pack-rat holdings have to rotate. It doesn’t help to have fabulous antique markets close by. I have 6 new pictures to frame, had gallery walls before they were a thing, & even the bookshelves are hung with art, there’s a bit of space left in the stairwell…. And yes, to have those incredible florals as a backdrop would be delicious. I hope you’re able to not just understand but recreate that style! Best of luck!
this is so overwhelming , I can barely place my eyes on one specific object nor space. too much of a good thing is still.. too much
“The most famous sisters in the world”? Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret were their contemporaries.
Thank you, my first thought also! Glad someone else noticed first!
Well, I liked some individual pieces and rooms but, for the most part anyway, I hated those places. Particularly all of those fabric wall coverings. Maybe without them it would have been better. JMO of course.
Jackie and Lee had exquisite taste but very different styles. Jackie's was casual elegance. It seemed effortless, simple, and cozy. Lee's was more formal, elegant, but somewhat over-the-top. Her rooms looked like Versailles. They were not as cozy but were beautiful. Lee was more daring in her use of bold colors and patterns - animal prints, striped fabric walls. I like Lee's bold style but I would "edit" - remove a few things.
It’s called chinoiserie
@@vanesastucki9665 Love it! Also think Lee was indeed prettier than Jackie, although Jackie has a classic look.
The lady has taste but fixated on flowers and walls covered exhausting colors. It gives me headaches. Big sister's s choices are far more elegant for me.
Lee still alive, was extrav😢agant
@@camlacasse3760
Yea Lee was priettier
This is called beauty in a world of modern ugliness!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
absolutly yes❤
I AGREE!
Lee kept the botanical prints everywhere she went, eventually gifting them to Tory Burch.
“It was unpretentious…” 😂😂 The decor of all these Kennedy places is so gaudy; like a fabric mill exploded.
@PJEST, AGREE! GAUDY AND CLUTTERED.
@@freddie3206 To say the least!
Except she is not a Kennedy
Goodness, it all looks so busy .
LOL. That was "the rich look" 50 years ago. These homes are ALWAYS over done.
@@LannieLord Just show's money can't buy good taste .
@@joanmatchett8100in the 50s this was good taste I can bet in 70 years what you consider “good taste” will be out of date lol
@@joelchesters4184 I like classic clothes and furnishings, but you could be right. Who knows what the future will bring ? .
I can't understand how all of those competing patterns and colours in a room can be considered "good taste". It makes me feel like I've got some work to do just looking at it.
1 word.. .YUK!! everything is too overly done and gaudy! No thanks
These days, millions have unlimited amounts of money to spend but uncanny very few have exquisite taste.
That’s your opinion.
@@Veronica-pv3qh To be able to live the observations of Thorstein Veblen does not imply good taste, often quite the contrary.
@@charlesvanderhoog7056 I’ve never read thorstein verblen actually. And having just looked at his wiki bio, I wouldn’t agree with anything he said either.
@@charlesvanderhoog7056 Cute that today's whizz kids treat old-fashioned good taste as a trend, like "Quiet Luxury." Those Mills & Zooms keep inventing the Wheel. Little do they know. The millinneals killed Culture and Refinement. Exquisite is not part of their agenda. Chic is not valued in their world. Sublime is a waste of time. The Baby Zoomers have even tried to turn their penchant for bad taste into a deliberate style. Good try kids. NOT.
I think taste is personal and not negotiable. Most people will have the first house and a refresh after the kids growup. This is what i call privileged people as they change house and decor like they change shirt…i believe you can make things look sensational when you have the wallet to restart so many times.
I like simplicity of design and decorating. To me, most of those rooms look garish. But to each his own.
So?
the most important trick to moving successfully is to marry a billionaire!
The problem with these rooms, is that they look like show rooms... and whilst Lee may have loved them, there doesn't seem to be anything in them that personalizes them in any obvious way. I kept looking for SOMETHING that tells the story of HER... but it's all for show... like a museum, a hotel, a stage set. They are too perfect... and thus lacking in something essential. The houses of very public figures who keep their insides under lock and key, giving nothing away. There's a kind of emptiness that makes me sad. I know that if I lived in one of these houses, I would be tortured by trying to figure out what these women were feeling. You would never know.
The Oriental Living Room is fun... but still a stage set...
Mrs Guest did everything for show, including posing at homes she didn't even live in. It was all for Page Six, by which she lived and breathed. The rest of us read Women's Wear.
@@JackMason-oq8lf who is/was Mrs. GUEST?
Carole Radziwell has that tiger print sofa @ 4:45. The print is carried over to the stools & dinning room chairs.
In 1996…
I just got off the AM Track at Penn Station and was walking up 5th Avenue on a Sunday afternoon. There was Lee, just gliding along walking alone looking absolutely beautiful and coiffed. She was so stylish it just oozed out of every pore! I was happy just to share the sidewalk with her.
Wow how amazing! What a great story!⚜️
❤ Amazing
I can't even stand this pronunciation of curt-tins.
I like that she kept her favorite pieces of furniture and moved it from one location to another.
She pared down in Paris as she aged, after that Aristotle mess. Aristocrats often have old, used furniture they keep around. Not the same kind as the old, used stuff I buy. I just don't care for Regency.
As most people do.
She specialized in 2 things - not eating and spending money.
@MORGANMADISON366, THAT'S A GOOD ONE, NOT EATING AND SPENDING MONEY.
She had a unique style it doesn’t matter if we like it we are given a peek of her interior design and it’s fascinating. Thank you.
I agree with you Tina Rennett! Welcome to the channel! Thank you for your delightful comment!
I like your reply.
This lady surely was not afraid of color, gold and patterned fabrics. Absolutely breathtaking.
I agree
Most of the comments are negative and most likely from people who have a house full of Levitz furniture circa 1998. The Bouvier sisters had absolutely exquisite taste. If you notice, all of the furniture pieces are either classic American or French. Those have never nor will ever go out of style. Some of the fabrics are contemporary for the time, but those are easily swapped. Those NYC apartments are top to bottom stunners in any decade. Lee was featured multiple times in Architectural Digest. The woman had incredible style. Haters are gonna hate.
It was very interesting and informative❤ Thank you!
Thank you Viktoria! ❤️⚜️
You are so correct!
...these homes were unique....just " too much fabric", ...( but it's what she liked, so that's only my opinion ). The understated bedroom ,with the garden prints, so lovely.
I cannot imagine moving that many times, especially from one Continent to Another.
Excellent video, as always.
Thank you!! So glad you liked it! Yes she has a very unique style, and moved a great many times!
Same feelings here too, some rooms were passable but just way too much fabric. Also the fabrics used on such a scale must have cost a fortune. But I can imagine the fun it must have been to move and redecorate on a whim. Wish I could have a bit more means to enrich my life, LoL
its just what the aristocracy likes
@@hazel2546 They all jump around like toads. Middle-class people are so much more grounded. Real-poor people stay put, if at all possible.
I agree with you, too many items, doesn't have much space, might be a cold weather needs to keep warm.
Boy she really had great taste. It must have been so hard when her sister died of cancer. Thank you for the most wonderful and interesting videos 😍
And most of what she wore were contemporary classic which these days still most of the designers revive and revive and revive...It is even very difficult these days to find ladies I mean in 21st century who can CARRY these styles with such ??Couldn't find the word.Basically,we no longer have women who can CARRY a look.Most of the time the dress carries them.Basically,you have it or dont have it.look some styles she wore were quite simple but she had the inner essence.I am not going to go much into their interior design preferwnce.You know they travelled a lot including hotels,cities,seaside,mountains,lakes,skyscrappers,chalets etc...I most of the time fall in love with a detail I see in a different location.So,most probably they were also.They wanted to recreate the ambience they loved very much in their homes and they had money.If you travel a lot,your home & homes become what you appreciated .And they had to stay in very minimalist decorations aswell.And they were not designers themselves but great stylists of their own I assume.So,their homes were a kind of design/styling project for them..
Lee and Jacqueline were not close after their mom ( Janet) passed away!
It had something to do with Jacqueline stealing Ari Onassis from her! Jacqueline was ruthless about getting money!
Too much fabric and too much wallpaper
Let's talk about the style outfits of Jackie and Lee.
Great idea!💓💖
Jacqueline had Onassis Money after 1975. She could buy many things and money was no object!
I'll never understand the matching wallpaper and upholstery style, where the furniture almost disappears against the walls.
You'll have to study Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley. They didn't gain world-famous reputations as taste makers, as Legends, trying to please mundane suburban housewives.
I loved the in door pool
Hey there! I came across your comment and I just had to reach out and say hi. Your perspective really caught my attention and I would love to get to know you better. Would you be interested in chatting sometime? Looking forward to hearing back from you!😊
@SOPHIA-ZK3TW, THE POOL AREA WAS THE BEST LOOKING OF THE WHOLE PLACE.
Ha it reminds me of a friend who was in charge of a very prestigious london outlet
Who said to me on launching their new collection
Would send one to the queen
The other to Margaret duchess of Argile
Why Margaret i enquires
Answer
She pays
Every time you mentioned a new home/apartment I would think think “aghuu…”. Then I realized she didn’t have to move a darn thing! I absolutely hate moving. I’ve literally only moved once, as an adult, from our first house to the second with movers, but not packers, and now will never do it again. I’ve told our children, who are all now in college & highschool, there father and I are literally dying in this house because there is zero way I’m moving again without a full company ;). I couldn’t imagine what a pain her moves must have been though. To itemize and document our antiques beyond those on the insurance already was tedious.
(...when our things own us!! "Guilty!")
So dated! I got dizzy from all of the patterns and stuffiness. She obviously never heard that less is more. Give me Jackie style any day ❤
I enjoyed this so much😊
Thank you Caroline!
I’m thinking of Carole he daughter-in-law while watching this.
Interesting to read the non sycophantic comments revealing the reality of the over entitled. It seems to be a recurring characteristic with individuals that inherit Wealth, viz, they have never worked for it. It’s an extreme Narcissism, believe you me, I know from 1st hand experience, coming from a relatively Wealthy family.
There’s an interesting back storyline to this. Note my name, Oginski, my ancestral family were dedicated rivals of the Radizwels, at the time when the Swedish invaded the Polish Lithuanian Confederation, the Oginski’s remained loyal to their King, the Radizwels sided with the invaders, the final outcome was this, the Oginski’s after some set backs, defeated the traitors and slaughtered them. My Family is from a line of Dynastic Princes dating back to the Holy Roman Empire & the late 1400’s. And I do not suffer from any kind of entitlement, I believe in the ethic of Work & to respect others and their hard work.
Dakujem
Why can’t people decorate this way today? When will mid-century modern bullshit go away?
Can anyone name the fabric on the couch and chairs: white background, dark vines and fuchsia colored figures...? Trying to locate the designer of the fabric.
It is a Le Manach fabric, but it’s individual name I do now know!⚜️❤️ www.pierrefrey.com/en/
@@CulturedElegance I think it is Mikado. However it seems to be discontinued.
Yes you are right! “Le Manach's Mikado: this pattern is loosely based on a fabric design called "The Chinese Acrobats", which was printed at the Senn, Bidermann & Cie factory in Wesserling in 1790.”
@Angelfeather100 Yes indeed, chinz is a beautiful fabric! And we found the designer and name of the fabric Shannon was looking for: "Le Manach's Mikado”
I love that fabric!❤
A freeloader and a grifter, did she ever actually pay for anything?
In that position, would you? Even the Queen of England was content to have the citizens pay for her boat fuel.
Sure she did , on her back and knees .
How do you know that? shame on you … for making such a comment
@@roberthopkins3621 OH! MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU POSTED THAT, BUT CERTAINLY TRUE.
For a stylist…it’s distasteful ..too much stuff and cluttered..UGH! The colour scheme is eyesore
Don't stylists add frou-frou everywhere for public examination? Don't stylists work with an agenda in mind? Don't stylists work in the Merchandising Dept ? If a thing, let's say, a room, has been created by a world-renound designer/decorator, why would there be any need for a hack to spruce up things for the camera? A great decorator is his own stylist. A color scheme is often the request of a client. It is a personal preference, based on personal choice. Are you actually qualified to debate my preference for a dark, moody, bedroom? Are you aware I am a retired night owl? I pay the bills around here. Are you really qualified to denounce my preferences? Are you in position to disparage Lee Radziwell's choices, based on any number of compelling factors? Diana Vreeland was outrageous. Isn't that why we adored her? Warhol was a weirdo who uttered crap like, "In the near future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." Pretty far out. Would someone please send this quote to the Kardashians to remind them, their time is up already. Move along.
Wow. Just wow. Elegance is an understatement. Would love to see some background on her wardrobe - amazing outfits throughout her life.
Indeed!❤️⚜️ Love that idea!! I’ll put it on the list!
For several years, she worked for Armani and wore the clothes he designed.
As for taste, Lee definitely came out ahead of her more cautious Big Sister. Her homes are distinguished by their beauty. Her choice of interior decorators was top notch. Her lasting "legacy" was her sense of fashion and style. There are dozens upon dozens of Pinterest pins of Lee dressed to the 9s. She quite often looks better than anyone else in the room, including that silly Nan Kempner or that stodgy CZ Guest. It can be noted that Lee was one of Truman Capote's swans. She adored his attentions and confessed much to him. He kept her secrets and did not retaliate against Lee as he did with some other swans, notably Barbara Paley. Lee became an alcoholic, and I would wager that Truman was a leading factor. He was often publically embarrassing when he was drunk. One story had Jackie driving Lee to an AA meeting, and then waiting in the parking lot to see how long Lee stayed at the meeting. Not real classy for either one.
Ha ha…not sure you can describe elegance as understated in some of the choices of decor…so many patterns in one room in many instances.
Thank you !! My favourite place where Lee Radzwill lived is the one in New York , whenRobert Kennedy was running for president
Thank you for your lovely comment! Yes, a beautiful home!!⚜️❤️
She had exquisite taste indeed both in fashion and interiors.
Decors surcharges a l,exces. Et trop de tapisseries.. tres bling bling. Du mauvais gout avec de bien belles choses !
I am not crazy about her decorating. I do not care for the bright colors, most of the wallpaper, and the rooms are filled with too much stuff. This is just my opinion. Cheryl Wagner
Her son Anthony was John Kennedy Jr cousin/best friend. Anthony married Carol who is Carol Radziwill who was on Real Housewives of New York. She is tiny and very stylish like her mother n law. Certain ladies just ooz cool sophistication.
All beautiful, but just a touch too feminine for me. Excellent video.
Thank you Louis!
I wonder how she supported herself financially? Where did she work?
She walked down aisles and said, "I do."
Pockiee and over cluttered for me.
What great style. Most age rather well.
I agree!❤️⚜️
Crazy beautiful.
I never knew she had such Inate taste
Just endless endless luxury
I know people are crooning about how "brave' she was with color and patterns - and how elegant and chic it was. Reality - it looks tacky; like a fabric store blew up and she kept things where they landed. Get real.
This woman was over-the-top; but... this is just an opinion and decor/style is expressive and subjective :-)
these rooms would make me dizzy.
Radziwill, Old Polish aristocrstic family🥀
Actually Lithuanian with no right to use the title in Britain (Royal College of Arms regulates) or America ( use of titles not permitted).
Lee also picked extremely wealthy men, one whom her sister Jackie stole from her Onassis!❤
Great video, I will revisit as there are some design elements I want to note down and try and incorporate into my home sometime!!!!
Thank you Christopher! I definitely will be doing the same!!⚜️❤️ welcome to the channel
Good presentation.
Thank you!
She is now my favorite designer. This has been a treat. Thank you for your work!
Thank you Rita!! Welcome to the channel!! So glad you enjoyed! Comments like yours make my day!
Actually, Renzo Mongiardino is the real genius behind her best interiors.
True "effortless" elegance. So exquisite. Her classic fashions would look great today too. Thank you for this.
@@buddhahoo1 I wouldn't call it totally effortless; she did have to exert herself reaching for the checkbook.
Her interiors were designed by the great Renzo Mongiardino.
Could you please do a video of Babe Paley's homes?
I would love to!!! She had some amazing homes! Great idea
@@CulturedElegance you're truly the best!!
I can’t handle the red walls
She was so much prettier than her sister. I never understood people calling Jackie " beautiful".
love Lee Radziwells decor
A long way from dilapatated Grey Gardens!
Indeed Kirk!! ❤️⚜️
Yes, but now it's restored & renovated. Would rather like Grey Gardens of today than Lee's nor Jackie's tastes... maybe because GG reminded me of my late mom's preferred style of a home: the stair railings, front porch, outdoor garden, rattan furnitures, green and blue color hues. The GG estate seemed there's a big potential to really make it beautiful again.
What do GG have to do with this?
wow everything in her homes was a conversation piece. never a boring room.
Those Sister-Girls knew how to pick Interior Decorators like nobody's business. Lee sewed all her own clothes.
@@JackMason-oq8lf Who told you she did? She was always seen with designer stuff - mostly Armani and Valentino - some gifted, most heavily discounted.
@@MTMF.london Don't they have Irony, capital I, in London? Doesn't England do Sarcasm anymore? Can you see Lee Radziwell in a stupor trying to pump a sewing machine? She'd probably fall over before she put the zipper into the ball gown. The Girls did have crusty old money taste, but they did also have Billy Baldwin and Sister Parish and Bunny Mellon, et al, as kitchen help. Bunny Rabbit designed and planted the Rose Garden. Lee Radziwell in photos always looked better than Nan Kempner or Jackie, twelve times better than Sleezy Guest. Lee's deary diary was Truman, who also enjoyed sewing things while he drank.
@@JackMason-oq8lf Yes, they do darling. But isn't it so utterly boring spouting same old bitchy remarks under the guise of irony? Seems like a lot of little people belittling each other to make themselves feel big - 🤪🤪
The decor is very fussy. Reminds me of my grandma's house.
Her parisian apartment, however, is very nice..sleek and unfussy. But I could never understand ppl who filled their coffe table with books and knicknacks to the brim !
Yes!❤️⚜️
The style is really well done...not for everyone taste but I believe she achieved it
CLUTTER!
Thank you for a wonderful presentation. Very interesting.
Thank you so much Pamela!! ❤️⚜️
Never heard of this lady, but she was beautiful and had a very elegant taste👍 But I didn't think that she and her sister were the world s most famous sisters. I think it were Queen Elizabeth II. and her sister Margret. Both also so beautiful☀️
Queen who?
You NEVER heard of former American First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis or her sister, Lee?!?
Did you grow up under a rock??
@@TeresaLipot Hahaha, no. I know about Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis, but I didn't know that she had a sister. 😉 Maybe it's because I 'm from Germany.
Penso a chi quella casa la deve pulire
I remember a story told by Jackie, at a big cocktail party event she felt the elastic in her underwear snap and her panties falling down so she waddled up to a corner, jiggled her hips until they fell to her feet and then bent down picked them up and put them in her evening purse ! Cool ! Yes young people, panties used to have elastic that you could thread into the top and change when it became too fragile!
Wow what a story!!! 🤣 thank you for sharing!!⚜️❤️
Clothing just used to last much longer. Strange story as quality of elastic was much superior too!
@@MsMesem Don't forget the repuation of both Jackie and Lee, they loved free stuff and were quite mean with money for certain things. Then again we all have a pair of less than perfect undies that we love and cannot throw away. When I made clothes for people I had a clients whose panties were so full of holes it was silly but she said that she loved them. Go figure.
So she went commando?
Well, these homes ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. Yet I would love to see such palatial residences decorated by the owners with no professional assistance. I am certain they would still be stunning, but I personally would enjoy seeing them meet the challenge solo.
Better yet, how fascinating to see the owner's solo endeavors juxtaposed against the same challenge with the decorating budget of an median/average American family.
I am not being nasty: I am just remembering my mother removing the seams from a WW2 Army parachute and making the most fabulous draperies for our home, where she hosted officer's wives parties on a greatly limited budget. That memory always made me have greater respect for the restrained artist as opposed to the one who had no restraints at all. Brains and hutzpah:)
Kinda kinky asking for something "palatial" to be decorated with a middle-class budget. That sounds like a lot of parachutes. Budget is important in decorating, but creativity or talent or vision of a person is what is needed to really elevate any space. I recall, with utter amusement, a quote from Andre Putnam as she was exiting a tour of some Sand Castle MacMansion in a dessert, new home of some odious person: "So much taste.... all of it bad." I also remember PT Barnum saying: "You can never go broke underestimating the taste of the American public." That's where decorators rush in to fill the vacuum. In a place as amazing as mine, New York City, it is startling to realize what conditions people live with. Money is no object, that's for sure. In this town of extreme wealth, why do so many people live in relative abject poverty? Good Taste is Timeless, and very nearly extinct. As the gay decorator Emory remarks in Boys In the Band, "Oh, Mary. It takes a fairy to make something pretty." And as I remark here on my sofa, "The loving hands at home" school of decorating is not fully accredited. Americans have awful interiors.
@@jackmason4029Parachutes are unbelievably H U G E. Probably one would be enough to supply curtains for a living room.
I liked all of her decor thru the years. The colors and textures of each stage of her life. And ever-changing to represent where she called home. I miss those days and the ladies of a time gone by. When homes represented the 'Ladies of the house' and the mementos of life well lived. I was fortunate to have grown up in such environments and was completely confused when my husband had actually thought he had a say in our homes decor 😅 I offered him the den and gently explained where I was coming from. 😊 Happily married 35+ years now.
Overwhelming patterns. Too busy. Not at all relaxing. Style icon? Style means different things to different people 😅
Now THIS woman and her sister Jackie had style!!!
You have one of the most lovely voices I've heard in a long time!
Aw thank you!! That means a great deal!⚜️❤️
Hard to choose. Loved them all❤️
These overly done apartments with so many objects in them don't feel like places where you can relax. No thanks, I'm much happier in my normal house where I can be comfortable.
I'm in LOVE with the dinning room
I used to see her up and down Madison Avenue and in the stores during the years I lived in New York. She had an understated elegance in terms of her dress. Her interior design was overdone. Whereas the use of choice patterns can make for a cozier room particularly in forbidding urban environments, here often, there was too much fabric. Smothering. The English Country home was the most appealing because of its classic proportions and the surrounding greenery that gave it a sense of serenity. Her last apartment had a charming and welcoming kitchen and for the most part, although not completely, was refreshing by contrast in its simplicity. I like to see more of a focus on the beautiful lines if well curated pieces as opposed to so much stuff. My motto when it comes to decorating has always been "One important Chinese vase." For Lee, too much of a good thing was not enough
If you tour The Breakers in Newport, home of the Astors, they too did the one pattern decor all through the bedrooms. Doors, walls, bedding, all matched. It looked very stylish in person.
Loved her bedroom.
What does an important Chinese vase mean?
O’ La La, someone’s has it , has. I love fabrics on my walls but they’re so expensive that the regular people cannot afford them, so why not enjoy looking at those beautiful house/homes decoration of those who are able to purchased them and enjoyed without envíe or white envíe.
@GLADYSPEREZ8156, I WAS A HUGE FAN OF JACKIE ONASSIS. WHEN I FIRST SAW VIDEOS OF HER APARTMENT IN NEW YORK, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED. LIKE LEES, TO CLUTTERED, TOO MANY LOUD COLORS, AND WAY TO MANY PICTURES ON THE WALLS. SO THAT DOES NOT MAKE ME AN ENVIOUS PERSON. I JUST DID NOT LIKE THEIR DECOR.
Well all were lovely..like the richer color ones best. Thanks so much.
Thank you!
Oh my goodness, I love this video. You are the best!! Such a great video
She was the prettiest sister, much prettier than Jackie, and had far better taste.
She tried to hard to compete with her sister....i mean Jackie seemed to be like everyone favourite and she did it so effortlessly.
They were pretty that is about it.Lee Radziwill was known to be a nasty witch.
They were both beautiful but not in the conventional way. Lee was more refined having lived abroad much more than Jackie.
@Joan In Florida those presidents seemed to have liked the walrus eyed look 😂
@@whosaidthat4299 no president or prince ever asked to marry you.. I guess you aren't as pretty as a walrus...
She was only popular because of her sister, and very competitive & vindictive.
Yūksek ve ūstūn bir "estetik ruh" hissediliyor..
Çok teşekkūr ederim.
Rūya gibiydi.
I’m so glad! Indeed!
Too much of everything- fabric colors and furniture. I got claustrophobic from every inch of space being covered.
@BARBARAKEATING23, I DID TOO!
Princess Lee is stylish, you wouldn’t catch her complaining that the ceilings are too low.
Beautiful motivation! The essence of elegance!
Culture is always welcome as a guide!
All of us, if we had the money, we would have a good taste too!!!!
Bedroom is beautiful
I still don’t understand what is elegant about the homes and apartments of wealthy people. They all seem overly busy, too many patterns, too much furniture, just too much of everything. Their homes never seem to feel like a home or seem to feel comfortable.
As much as I like class and sophistication some of her taste was loud, flashy but not pretentious.
那个年代的女人、人人都很优雅🌷
Lee really looked like the mom and Jackie the dad/
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Most of the rooms look and feel like a “where’s Waldo” picture book. 😵💫
The Grange Estate is a really lovely home as per usual I like the spacious outdoor space . All that greenery really makes me personally happy. Also liked Lee’s final apartment. Some of Lee’s choices in furnishings were admittedly very lovely . Love the French Louis the 14th style of furniture. Or Queen Anne. Like I absolutely love fragrant flowers and floral settings . I’m nearly 60 years old and will always love my flowers. However Lee really seemed to really overdo the flowers motif to much. Busy Busy Busy!! Too much Heavily overdone floral wallpaper pattern on top of Floral design on the furniture to paintings on the floral wallpaper. Way to much. Overstated. The rooms she had that were more subdued . A little more neutral. We’re lovely . It’s the over-The top flowery busy look . Too much for me . But Lee Radziwell was as Jackie’s little sister was in herself an icon or a maven if you will . She was a pretty lady. Love these elegant fashion figures you’ve been showcasing really enjoy your channel and the videos. So lovely . Keep up your lovely work . A Canadian Fan🇨🇦🇨🇦👌😊❤️
Thank you Laura! Your comments are always wonderful!
As a lifelong devotee of quality interior design and decoration, and as a now-retired professional, I can't speak too highly of the absolute talent and sophistication of Lee's decorator. Truly masterful. Bravo! Bravo!