When I first started All the Best back in January 2007, one of the very first people that I posted on was the Dallas based designer Eric Prokesh. The photos of his home from Southern Accents remain some of my very favorite interiors, even to this day. I have had the pleasure of corresponding with Eric over the past few years and he is a class act.
The next time that I am in Texas I promise to make the trip to Dallas so that we can meet in person, and I can actually “see” some of my very favorite rooms. In the meantime, the photos above will have to suffice.
Favorite gift to give?
Amazon gift certificate. It can be spent throughout the year and there is no risk of giving someone a book, movie, or CD they may already have.
Favorite gift to receive?
Amazon gift certificate.
Favorite way to spend the holidays?
Christmas with family and friends. I mean that's what it's all about, no?
New Year's in Europe.
Favorite luxury in life?
Sleeping on fresh sheets under a couple of down comforters in a cold room. Hey, in Texas, that is a luxury.
Favorite current book?
Joseph Roth's Radetsky March
Favorite Holiday Song?
Anything from the Messiah. Bright, suffused with light and hope—it's what religion should be about.
Favorite party clothes?
Teal velvet jacket and paisley ascot.
Favorite cookie?
Chocolate Chip. Guess I'm a traditionalist at heart.
Favorite City?
Vienna
Favorite place to shop?
The Corso in Rome, and Germyn Street in London during the January sales. As expensive as Europe can be, one really does find bargains.
Favorite movie to watch again and again?
Murder on the Orient Express. It's always comforting in times of stress to lose oneself in the problems of the uber-rich and beautiful.
Interior photos by Pieter Estersohn
