Beau Monde

While she was on a trip to an undisclosed location, Tatler caught up with Countess Isabelle d’Ornano who, together with her late husband, founded the US$750m skincare brand Sisley. The elegant and stylish maven talks about her signature style and her take on beauty, art and design. She also gives a glimpse of her personal life and the interiors and living spaces she has created, as seen in her book, What a Beautiful World! Throughout the colourful tome, readers are in for a delightful immersion in the “d’Ornano universe”.

Anton San Diego: How do you define your aesthetics or style?

I like beautiful places. There are also two (more) things I like: beauty and cosiness. Defining (aesthetics) depends on where you are decorating a house. Is it in the city or the country? I wouldn’t arrange a place in Paris like