Designer Suites

Stay in a hotel created by your favorite fashion designer.

BY BECCA HENSLEY

AS ANYBODY WHO WEARS DESIGNER CLOTHING WILL TELL YOU, FINE ATTIRE TRANSCENDS HIGHER QUALITY fabric, status symbols, and investment pieces. In fact, finding the right designer is more akin to forming the perfect friendship. Like dancing a choreographed pas de deux with you, your ideal designer matches and enhances the qualities of your body type, lifestyle, and personality. Thanks to these artists of form and cloth, we become the best versions of ourselves. So, imagine what happens when we have the chance to be surrounded with the work of our favorite fashion designer while staying in a luxurious hotel? It’s like that little black dress on steroids, not just wearing the dress, but being part of it—a true fashionista’s fantasy. Are your bags packed? We’ve rounded up a slew of designer-conceived hotel suites and common areas sure to invoke stylish dreams.

Christian Dior

At St. Regis New York, discover Parisian glamor and elegance in the Dior Suite, a homage to Christian Dior, the French designer renowned for revolutionizing the women’s fashion industry. Summoning the chic of the Dior ateliers in Paris, this grand residential suite, complete with marble foyer, living room, and king bedroom, features 24-hour St. Regis butler service. marriott.com/en-us/hotels/nycxr-the-st-regis-new-york

Karl Lagerfeld

Two diverse hotels in France exhibit the canniness of Karl Lagerfeld’s talents. Revered as the creative genius behind the modern reimagination of the iconic Chanel® fashion house, Lagerfeld designed Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo’s Odyssey, a sought-after rooftop pool expanse. Hip and studded with private cabañas, Odyssey has a verdant garden anchored by a one-of-a-kind, etched glass mural conceived to celebrate the designer’s muses.

In Paris, Hôtel de Crillon, a Rosewood Hotel, commissioned the designer for its Les Grands Apartments by Karl Lagerfeld, the property’s pièces de résistance. Manifesting his love for the palatial hotel and its history, Lagerfeld shaped a lavish haven of oversized crystal chandeliers, handmade velvet sofas, huge marble soaking tubs, unique wooden walls (painted in seven layers, then sanded), and artwork that honors his beloved cat, Choupette. metropole.com; rosewoodhotels.com/en/hotel-de-crillon

Ralph Lauren

Time-honored Round Hill opened in 1953 to quickly become a storied Jamaican getaway for beau monde American and European travelers—including Sir Noel Coward and Oscar Hammerstein. Check into the Pineapple House, an intimate section of the retreat with 36 rooms overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Designed by Ralph Lauren, an advocate for everyday sophistication, the accommodations combine organic flourishes, such as bamboo poster beds, white stone floors, and Egyptian cotton sheets for a crisp, clean, tropical vibe. roundhill.com

Vivienne Westwood

It might be enough that The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills boasts the largest hotel suite in Los Angeles, stretching a mindboggling 11,000 square feet. Add in this expansive hideaway was also inspired by the recently deceased Vivienne Westwood, beloved for her provocative designs. The result? A fashionista’s treasure trove, ideal for parties. Revel in the 10th floor penthouse, accessed via a private corridor. Its 6,000 square feet of boldly designed interiors opens to a 5,000-square-foot rooftop terrace with bedazzling, panoramic city views. thelondonwesthollywood.com

Fortuny

Art and fashion design commingle in the work of Mariano Fortuny, the Spanish designer who worked in Venice, still the home for his eponymous, more-than-a-century-old design house. Most esteemed for his opulent fabrics and jewel-toned, pleated gowns, the designer’s production secrets have been closely guarded for decades. Evoking Fortuny’s 1930s showroom in an array of texture and color, the lobby and staterooms of the new S.S. Venezia, one of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises’ newest super ships, enchants all who gaze upon it. Elements such as pops of Murano glass and brass-inlaid floors conjure both the craftsmanship of Venice and Fortuny’s own classic point of view. uniworld.com

FENDI®

Synonymous with outrageously opulent furs, innovative eyewear, eye-catching handbags, and fetching leather goods, this Italian fashion house was established by Adele and Edoardo Fendi in Rome in 1925. Today, Fendi fans can not only shop at the House of Fendi’s flagship boutique in Rome, but they can sleep there, too. Book one of the seven exclusive Fendi private suites, members of small luxury hotels of the world. Stunning hideaways set on the third floor of Palazzo Fendi, just steps from the Trevi Fountain. Expect superlative attention to detail from every angle, including pampering Mako cotton satin sheets and Diptyque products. slh.com/hotels/fendi-private-suites

Todd Snyder

New York-based menswear maven Todd Snyder huddles near the coast of Maine at Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport for repose and inspiration. Follow his lead among the birch and fir forests that inspire him at a hotel he calls home. Just launched in June, The Bungalows by Todd Snyder present three Maine-inspired design concepts: Countryside, Mountainside, and Seaside. Fusing Snyder’s approachable (but ever dapper) style with Hidden Pond’s bucolic chic, The Bungalow celebrates Maine’s cozy largesse with premium textures and fabrics, vintage memorabilia, and a custom Spotify list. hiddenpondmaine.com

Oscar De La Renta

As a tribute to his native Dominican Republic, dignified designer Oscar de la Renta, whose fashion house continues to conjure magic in the evening wear category, reimagined Tortuga Bay Hotel at Puntacana Resort & Club in 2014. The retreat, situated on a private sandy crescent, vaunts 30 suites and 13 villas kitted out with Oscar de la Renta fabrics. Tropical woods—mahogany, wicker (from willow), and rattan (from bamboo)—add decorative ballast among the graceful airiness of his textiles and the suites’ jaw-dropping views. tortugabayhotel.com