Produced by Niki Dankner
Photography by Lesley Unruh
Text by Diana Landes
"Part Upper East Side glam, part downtown cool, the pieces in Michelle Smith’s fashion line, MILLY, are that perfect mix of polish and daring, much like her home-decor style. After stints at Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Hermès in Paris, Smith returned to the States, started her own line in 2001, and never looked back. Now based in NYC, Smith invited us over to check out her family-friendly yet totally chic living room. It’s her absolute favorite room in her Madison Avenue apartment—a bastion of elegance that architect Anik Pearson and interior designer Shaun Jackson helped create—and perfectly embodies the magic that can happen when fashion comes home"