Bunny Mellon Style
Book by Linda Jane Holden
DETAILS
Publisher : Gibbs Smith (December 7, 2021) Language : English Hardcover : 300 pages ISBN-10 : 1423654927 ISBN-13 : 978-1423654926 Item Weight : 5 pounds Dimensions : 10 x 1.25 x 11.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #94,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #175 in Interior Design #255 in Home Decorating (Books) #562 in Rich & Famous Biographies , This fascinating story of an American style icon Bunny Mellon, an art collector and philanthropist with her husband Paul Mellon, reveals how her style developed and how she became a self-confident, hands-on designer of homes and gardens in a privileged world. “Everyone copies her, everyone references her, including me.” ― Tory Burch , from the Foreword. “To be blasé about Bunny Mellon should make you resign from whatever business you are in.” ― Billy Baldwin , from Billy Baldwin: An Autobiography . Bunny Mellon Style is the intimate story of one of the most unintentionally influential women of twentieth-century design. Learn how her style developed, take a look inside the family homes she designed, get the flavor of her collaborations with French designers of fashion and jewelry, and begin to understand her vast and lasting influence on the world of design. Original research by the authors uncovered Mrs. Mellon’s personal writings and correspondences. They talked with people who knew her, who were employed by her, and who spent time in her home and gardens. From published works, they extracted information about personal relationships between Mrs. Mellon and Jackie Kennedy Onasis, designers Billy Baldwin, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and more. Blending stories and accounts from such a wide variety of viewpoints results in a unique perspective of this extraordinary woman who moved in the upper echelon of society but preferred not to be noticed in the public eye. This book reveals Mrs. Mellon’s style in furnishings, art, and collectibles; her dietary habits and penchant for picnics; her personal investment in designing every aspect of her homes, secondary buildings, and gardens. Come away with the highest regard for a woman who was disciplined and self-taught, who loved learning from historic texts, who was accomplished in myriad ways, and who was as utterly unpretentious and down-to-earth. A foreword by her grandson Thomas Lloyd is both surprising and warm. An abundance of imagery is used, including professional and archival photography, watercolors, whimsical hand drawings, and sketches. Cover © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Used with permission of Isabelle Rey. Read more
REVIEW
This is a wonderful book. I have had a strong interest in the Kennedy presidency for more than sixty years now and so Bunny Mellon has crossed my path of interest from time to time. But this book sums it all up, that effortless style and understated elegance from Cape Cod to Antigua, over Virginia and France. One disappointment is her home in Manhattan. She should have kept the two brownstones and use her 'style' to turn them into an exquisite restoration rather than replace them with a French patrician house, a little bit out of context. This book should be read together with the equally wonderful publication on Bunny Mellon's gardens in which her extensive horticultural library and the way she used her sense of understatement and style to turn the JFK grave site in Arlington into a timeless memorial stand out.
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