Buxton Books is honored to be the booksellers for The Charleston Library Society’s Lite Lunch featuring The Story & Style of American Icon, Rachel ‘Bunny’ Mellon. This event features the book “Bunny Mellon: Style”.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“Bunny Mellon: Style” by Linda Jane Holden, Thomas Lloyd, and Bryan Huffman is the intimate story of one of the most unintentionally influential women of twentieth-century design. Learn how her style developed, take a look inside the family homes she designed, get the flavor of her collaborations with French designers of fashion and jewelry, and begin to understand her vast and lasting influence on the world of design. Original research by the authors uncovered Mrs. Mellon's personal writings and correspondences. They talked with people who knew her, who were employed by her, and who spent time in her home and gardens. From published works, they extracted information about personal relationships between Mrs. Mellon and Jackie Kennedy Onasis, designers Billy Baldwin, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and more. Blending stories and accounts from such a wide variety of viewpoints results in a unique perspective of this extraordinary woman who moved in the upper echelon of society but preferred not to be noticed in the public eye. This book reveals Mrs. Mellon's style in furnishings, art, and collectibles; her dietary habits and penchant for picnics; her personal investment in designing every aspect of her homes, secondary buildings, and gardens.”
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Meryl Gordon is the author of Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of A Family Beyond Approach, along with Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend and The Phantom of Fifth Avenue. She is an award-winning journalist and a regular contributor to Vanity Fair. She is on the graduate journalism faculty at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is considered an expert on elder abuse and has appeared on NPR, CNN, and other outlets whenever there is a high-profile case.
Bryan Huffman is an interior designer whose projects are filled with comfort, warmth and reflect the world of the families who inhabit them. “I approach projects from a classically traditional perspective, adding a twist to keep it from being to ‘period’.” He says that he eschews fads and trends, instead focusing on creating timeless spaces with and for his clients. Bryan’s influences vary from the decorating greats Nancy Lancaster, Sister Parish, and Mario Buatta, as well as a life of travel, and friendships that have honed his sense of design and love of understated luxury. Bryan also has a passion for landscape and gardening, and co-authored Bunny Mellon Style and Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon, which will give readers an intimate glimpse into the design standards of the horticultural and style icon. Bryan Huffman Interiors is a full-service firm based in North Carolina that handles projects on both a large and small scale.
Thomas Lloyd is the grandson of Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon and a Wealth Advisor in Washington, D.C. He currently also serves as the President of the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for Children's National Medical Center, The National Gallery of Art, The Penn-Faulkner Foundation, and Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Along with Bryan Huffman and Linda Jane Holden, Lloyd co-authored Bunny Mellon Style.
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