HotelChatter

Tags: Fashion Hotels / Paris Hotels / → All Tags

Hotel du Petit Moulin is Pret-a-Porter

Where: 29 / 31 rue du Poitou, Paris, France, 75003

There's not shortage of fashion designers getting in on the hotel game, but Christian LaCroix seems to be doing it the best. Wallpaper has awarded his personally designed, Hotel du Petit Moulin in Paris as "Best New Hotel of the Year".

Just as flamboyant as his designer stilettos, the hotel pushes flair from top to bottom. In his exotic world he somehow pulls off the look of a bedazzler gun gone mad with class. As Wallpaper explains, the hotel fulfills one of Lacroix's lifelong goals:

Christian Lacroix's commission to design the Hotel du Petit Moulin was his childhood dream come true. Tucked away in the Marais district, the façade of this former boulangerie has remained untouched. Inside, however, the reception's original timbered ceilings are now complemented by shimmering fabrics and illustrations by Lacroix; a 17th-century wooden staircase leads to the bar, with bright 1960s armchairs; and in the lift, a rococo scene sets the tone for the 17 individually-designed rooms.

If you never get the chance to attend a Parisian fashion show, staying in this hotel should suffice. Walking into the perfectly lit and highly dramatic rooms should put a little catwalk into anyone's entrance.

Related Stories:
· Best New Hotel [Wallpaper.com]
· Hotel du Petit Moulin Reviwes [TripAdvisor]