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What influenced you to branch out into home design?
I have always been interested in interior design. It was something my mother introduced me to when I was young. We were always reupholstering sofas and chairs and adding drapery all over our house, so that was fun for me to watch growing up.
Describe your new furniture collection.
I wanted this collection to feel modern and stylish, just like one of my dresses. [The pieces] have an element of statement and sculpture, which was so important to me. I wanted them to feel special and not just be functional chairs that take up space. They also have vintage references from the ’60s and ’70s, which are my favorite eras in furniture design.
Who or what has been your greatest inspiration when designing the collection?
I really design for my customers and people [who] love my clothes. I want it to be a full Siriano lifestyle. I want our chic clients to be wearing a fabulous Siriano dress, lying in a beautifully designed Siriano room.
How do you feel the worlds of fashion and interior design intersect?
They are so similar in a lot of ways. We have a client and start with an REAL TALK WITH... Christian Siriano
The acclaimed designer known for bold runway moments and size inclusivity dishes on his new furniture collection
BY KATHERINE LANDE
inspiration just like I would when I create a dress. Then we get into fabrics and silhouettes for a room. It’s really a similar process for both. I have even been using interior fabrics for clothes and clothing fabrics for interior projects. It is so fun to try and do things differently. I think that’s why clients are coming to me. I bring a new perspective to this world of interiors.
Christian Siriano offers customers “a full Siriano lifestyle” with statement-making fashion and furniture collections.
You’ve had many showstopping red-carpet moments. What’s the one piece from the furniture collection that will make a statement in any room?
I think our Lola settee is one of the most exciting pieces in a room, but our Lula chair has become the most popular.
What’s next for the Christian Siriano brand?
We have so many exciting projects in the works. My large exhibition of all my work over the last 15 years is on display at SCAD Fash Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta, which has been exciting. We just opened a new store called The Collective West in Connecticut, and our interior business is really growing with two hotel projects in the works and a restaurant. We are just really proud that we get to work and create magical things every day.
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