A Great Escape

Fashion Designer Lisa Perry Channels Her Love Of 1960S Style Into Her Futuristic, Pierre Paulin–Packed Retreat On The French Riviera.

- Alina Cho

SPEND ANY TIME AT ALL WITH FASHION designer Lisa Perry and it quickly becomes clear that, in addition to her love of fashion, she has a serious passion for interior design. So when she was ready to showcase her work in a book, Perry—along with publisher Martine Assouline— decided to feature, yes, her dresses, but mostly her homes, including a vacation retreat in the south of France.

Assouline, a well-known tastemaker, was impressed from the moment she visited Perry at her Manhattan penthouse. “So many homes have no personality,” Assouline says. “This was different. Lisa’s world is so aesthetically—how do you say?—consistent.”

The new coffee-table book is called Lisa Perry: Fashion, Homes, Design. It gives readers a glimpse into Perry’s colorful world through chapters on her homes in Manhattan, the Hamptons, Palm Beach, and the south of France. “I think it will be a surprise to people who don’t know me that my true joy is finding a home and transforming it into a space that I love,” Perry says. “It’s what I put TLC into. It’s fun.”

Anyone who is familiar with her fashion line, which is inspired by her collection of 1960s looks by designers such as André Courrèges and Pierre Cardin, will notice that Perry’s residences have a similar Pop Art feel. With bright white as the backdrop, she adds jolts of color and blue-chip contemporary art. “I’m a girl who loves a theme,” she says.