Jet-Setting With the Jet-Setters
As any true Traveler knows, the best vacation tips are those a stylish friend scribbles onto a red wine-stained napkin at three in the morning over drinks and conversation. Taking this into account, the Council of Fashion Designers of America asked its members to share their favorite travel secrets—from hotels and flea markets to secret island beaches and tucked-away restaurants—for their latest coffee-table book collaboration with Assouline.
With a scrapbook-style look and hand-written recommendations, this volume offers a breezy and surprisingly intimate peek into the globetrotting lives of some of America’s most prominent designers. Here, a handful of highlights that will make you want to pack your bag immediately (and stuff this book inside). “American Fashion Travel” (available May), $45, shopassouline.com.
Following are some great jet-setting tips from some of our favorite Asian American designers:
Phillip Lim
Jet-lag remedy: Sleep, water and Shiseido eye patches one hour before landing.
Peter Som
Always in my carry-on luggage: Bose noise-reduction headphones, Clark’s Botanicals lip balm, Moleskine sketch pad, Leica D-Lux 3, Kashi TLC Chewy Granola Bars.
Vera Wang
My favorite beaches: Cala di Volpe in Sardinia; Venice Beach in California; Sandy Lane in Barbados; Las Ventanas in Mexico.
Sophie Buhai
The perfect souvenir: Any kind of special hot sauce from where you have been. Lip balm from foreign countries and hotel stationery.