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hatever you think you know about Tinsley Mortimer, it’s without a doubt not the whole story. Once a frequently photographed “socialite” and reality star in New York, she’s been an author, a fashion designer, a beauty ambassador, and most recently, the designer of a tabletop collection. Before we get to her business ventures, I ask Tinsley about her time in New York, when her face was plastered all over the tabloids and magazines. “When I went to Columbia,” she says, “I lived in St. Anthony Hall a co-ed arts and literary fraternity, one of the oldest in the nation.” And without Tinsley saying so, I imagine everyone was as pretty and tan as she is: leggy, blonde and looking to have fun. “It was this very cool, secretive kind of club,” Tinsley explains. “We lived in a big townhouse on Riverside Drive, and Vogue wanted to run a piece about us.”
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The photos in the shoot were undoubtedly drool-worthy— all of the residents of St Anthony Hall looking blessed and beautiful—although the photos didn’t end up running. But some might say that’s where everything started for Tinsley Mortimer. They led to her meeting the Beauty Director of Vogue, Amy Astley who later became the Editor-in-Chief for Teen Vogue.
your own. This, too, is her big advice for young women: create. Find something you’re passionate about.
“Interviewing for the job was quite the experience, as you can imagine meeting with Anna Wintour is somewhat surreal, to say the least,” she recounted.
But I figure she must have known some important things at age 20, at least about having a good time.
Her life seems to have been a series of fortunate events, as though every time she steps out of one cocktail party she happens to wander into another, equally as fabulous. When we chat about her new homeware collection, she’s in her home in Palm Beach, Florida, but more specifically, she’s sitting up on her bed with her two Chihuahuas, Bebe and Bambi, using one of her Lucite trays as a desk. I ask her about the biggest misconception people have of her, and she thinks that it must be that she doesn’t work hard, even though she’s working, even in her downtime. “Or maybe that I’m not nice,” she says, and laughs. (She’s actually more than nice—bubbly and easy to talk to). In reality, she’s been working fastidiously in design for a very long time, longer than most people know. In fact, her interest began at a very young age. Tinsley grew up in the South—Virginia to be exact—and her mother worked in interior design. In fact, Tinsley’s first word was “Churchill” because she’d been trying to say the word “material.” Her mother ran a small business, covering pictures frames in fabric, and while Tinsley sat in her mother’s makeshift studio/office in the basement, she became truly steeped in the world of interiors and entertaining.
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“Also,” Tinsley says, “listen to your parents. They have your best interests at heart. At 20, I thought I knew everything. I thought I knew better than them. Of course, I didn’t.”
“I do know a thing or two about throwing a great party,” she says, and something tells me she’s right. Tinsley’s homeware collection is a fascinating amalgamation of her childhood in the South and everything that came after it: her much-talked-about time in New York, the years she spent in fashion in Japan, and now, her home in Florida. Who better to design a collection of home entertaining essentials? “It’s a spin on traditional,” Tinsley says, when I ask her to describe her aesthetic. It’s definitely a spin, but a uniquely-beautiful one, inspired by the decadence of her childhood: traditional American pieces, old, heavy Louis XIV chairs, silk and detailed satins. The fabrication Tinsley chooses she describes as, “fabric you almost want to make a dress out of.” Combine that with Japanese influences, and most recently, the colors of Palm Beach (lime green, orange, aqua and fuchsia). Her unique tableware collection is just as unique as Tinsley’s cultural experiences: picture glassware with miniature palm trees, blue and white porcelain, the redlacquered tables and ornate gold Koi fish of Japan, and of course—of course—Southern tradition.
“She would actually join the wood herself, and then cover them with this beautiful, luxurious fabric,” Tinsley says. “People really responded. The frames started being sent everywhere.”
“The result of all those different influences is that it’s hard to define,” Tinsley says.
This was an important lesson, as it confirmed for her that confidence comes from being able to build something on
One thing is easy to define, however, and that is that these accessories are perfect for entertaining, whether it’s a formal cocktail hour or a laidback party. I, for one, don’t want to miss out on any party advice from this woman.
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