About this episode
Lauren interviews architect-designer Rafael de Cárdenas about his journey from fashion to interior design and the state of luxury.
Lauren’s guest is architect-designer-decorator Rafael de Cárdenas, the creative mind behind many of the retail stores you’ve shopped, from Skims’s New York flagship to the newly refreshed Piaget on Place Vendôme. We talked about Raf’s life in fashion and beyond, from working at Calvin Klein in the 1990s to what inspired him to move from designing clothes to rooms. He also revealed what the most power-y publicist, Amanda Silverman, was like in high school. And he convinced me to buy a pair of Free Lance boots on Vestiaire. Jen Brill is also praised. The state of luxury is pondered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Lauren
Guest: Rafael de Cárdenas
Topics covered
- fashion
- architecture
- luxury
- retail
- design
Keywords
- Rafael de Cárdenas
- fashion
- architecture
- luxury
- retail design
- Calvin Klein
- Skims
- Piaget
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Calvin Klein, Skims, Piaget
Places: New York, Place Vendôme
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