Maison Gabriel Paris interview with Laurie Mestchersky

Laurie Mestchersky plays the game of answering the Marcel Proust questionnaire, revisited by Maison Gabriel Paris.

 

 

  1. The main trait of my character : I'm wholehearted

  2. The quality I prefer in a man : moral elegance

  3. The quality I prefer in a woman : strength without dominance

  4. My main fault : I doubt too much

  5. My favourite occupation : hunting for vintage pieces and the encounters that come with it

  6. My dream of happiness : the sound of little footsteps coming into our bed, but not too early!

  7. The colour I prefer : blue

  8. The flower that I love : orange blossom

  9. My favourite composer : Chopin and Queen

  10. My favorite painter : the Delaunays, Sonia and Robert

  11. My real hero or heroine : those around me

  12. What I hate most : lack of moral elegance

  13. The gift of nature that I wish I had : to prolong people’s lives as long as possible

  14. My current state of mind : very enthusiastic

  15. The fault that inspires me the most indulgence : people who tell dodgy jokes to lighten the mood, I might be one of them

  16. My motto : Trust the process!

  17. If I were a season : summer

  18. If I were a time of day : weekday lunch, weekend lunch, holiday lunch, a precious French tradition worth preserving

  19. If I were one of the five senses : taste

  20. If I were a city : London

  21. If I were a landscape : a coastal hiking path

  22. If I were an object : an old farmhouse table; for all it has seen and will continue to see

  23. If I were a piece of clothing : a blue shirt

  24. If I were a book : probably a luxury or fashion craft archive, full of untold stories and images

  25. If I were a word : freedom

  26. If I were a film : The Sting for Paul Newman and Robert Redford's style

  27. If I were a song : Don’t stop me now by Queen

  28. If I were a historical event : Simone Veil’s speech on abortion

  29. If I were a dish : veal blanquette or a molten chocolate cake

  30. If I were a drink : a good vodka

  31. If I were a smell : fresh cologne

  32. If I were a noise : laughter

  33. If I had a bad habit : checking things more than once

  34. If I were a quality : the ability to bring people together

  35. If I were an emotion : ideally, joy

 

Photo credit : Sandra Semburg - Street style Photographer