New York vs. Paris with Designer Joseph Altuzarra

We’re used to hearing about how designers are caught between seasons; at any given time they’re sketching for one time of year, selecting models to walk a runway for another, and getting sales and marketing reports for a third. But some designers live in between geographic locations as well. For example Joseph Altuzarra. The designer was born in Paris, worked with Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler in America, and then Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy in France before striking out on his own and settling down—and getting married—in New York City.

Image by Simon Cave, courtesy Joseph Altuzarra

Of course, who could choose just one city or the other—and why would they want to? There’s a time and place for everything, and we had the designer tell us exactly what that means for him. Keep reading for city-specific thoughts on baked goods, the ballet (he studied and performed for many years), and more.

Spring in Paris or fall in New York? Fall in New York
Paris at midnight or a New York sunrise? New York Sunrise
A croissant in Paris or a bagel in New York? Croissant in Paris; La Pâtisserie des rêves is a favorite
Most iconic Paris landmark? Musée d’Orsay
Coolest new New York hangout? The Polo Bar

Ballet as a participant or ballet from primo balcony seats? If I had my way, definitely as a participant
Opera national de Paris or New York City Ballet? Opera National de Paris
All time favorite ballet dancer: Sylvie Guillem
All time favorite ballet composer: Tchaikovsky
All time favorite ballet choreographer: Marius Petipa, who choreographed classics from Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker to Swan Lake.

The last book that blew your mind: The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
The book you’d save from a burning building: The Line of Beauty, by Alan Hollinghurst
The writer most worthy of eternal canonization: Proust
The book you’re hoping to read this summer: Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee
Literature on a digital device or literature inside a hard cover? Hard Cover

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—Laura Cassidy

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