The time of year has come when London’s biggest, and arguably most famous, Christmas tree is announced.
Claridge’s, the capital’s legendary Mayfair Hotel, has this year chosen another legend to design its uber-luxe spruce: iconic shoemaker Christian Louboutin.
A long-time guest of the hotel, the French designer will unveil his creation to the world on the morning of Thursday November 21, 2019 in Claridge’s glitzy Art Deco foyer.
What’s it going to look like? Nobody knows, but rest assured insiders tell us it’s not going to be shaped like a giant red shoe. Ahem, why?
Now in its tenth year, the annual Christmas tree collaboration at Claridge’s began in 2009 with John Galliano for Dior. Previous designers have included Burberry’s Christopher Bailey and Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, along with the late creative director of Chanel, Karl Largerfeld.
Last year, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, another long term friend of the hotel, unveiled the Tree of Love inspired by Von Furstenberg’s strong belief in the power of love and the ancient traditions of the astrological world.
The tree was decorated in 8,000 iridescent hand-painted silver-leafed leaves, hand-blown blue glass spheres and 150 glass hearts, along with six different silver-leafed abstract animals.
Speaking on his collaboration with the hotel, Christian said: ‘It is an honour to be invited to design the Claridge’s Christmas Tree which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Claridge’s is one of the most magical destinations with the tree being one of the city’s highlights at Christmas. I am glad to bring a little piece of Paris to such an iconic London landmark.’
Though the design is a tightly lipped secret, the hotel’s co-owner Paddy McKillen has said: ‘this year, we promise some extra special touches and of course a few surprises.’
Insert guesses in the comments.
The 2019 Claridge’s Christmas tree will be unveiled at Claridge’s on 21 November 2019.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/02/claridges-reveals-its-2019-christmas-tree-designer-11029480/
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