Maison Gabriel Paris interview with Laurie Mestchersky
Laurie Mestchersky plays the game of answering the Marcel Proust questionnaire, revisited by Maison Gabriel Paris.
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The main trait of my character : I'm wholehearted
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The quality I prefer in a man : moral elegance
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The quality I prefer in a woman : strength without dominance
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My main fault : I doubt too much
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My favourite occupation : hunting for vintage pieces and the encounters that come with it
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My dream of happiness : the sound of little footsteps coming into our bed, but not too early!
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The colour I prefer : blue
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The flower that I love : orange blossom
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My favourite composer : Chopin and Queen
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My favorite painter : the Delaunays, Sonia and Robert
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My real hero or heroine : those around me
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What I hate most : lack of moral elegance
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The gift of nature that I wish I had : to prolong people’s lives as long as possible
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My current state of mind : very enthusiastic
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The fault that inspires me the most indulgence : people who tell dodgy jokes to lighten the mood, I might be one of them
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My motto : Trust the process!
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If I were a season : summer
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If I were a time of day : weekday lunch, weekend lunch, holiday lunch, a precious French tradition worth preserving
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If I were one of the five senses : taste
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If I were a city : London
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If I were a landscape : a coastal hiking path
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If I were an object : an old farmhouse table; for all it has seen and will continue to see
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If I were a piece of clothing : a blue shirt
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If I were a book : probably a luxury or fashion craft archive, full of untold stories and images
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If I were a word : freedom
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If I were a film : The Sting for Paul Newman and Robert Redford's style
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If I were a song : Don’t stop me now by Queen
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If I were a historical event : Simone Veil’s speech on abortion
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If I were a dish : veal blanquette or a molten chocolate cake
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If I were a drink : a good vodka
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If I were a smell : fresh cologne
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If I were a noise : laughter
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If I had a bad habit : checking things more than once
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If I were a quality : the ability to bring people together
- If I were an emotion : ideally, joy