HAUT DÉCOR: The 17 themed rooms in the Hôtel du Petit Moulin are filled with Lacroix's flamboyant touches, from the bedroom walls to the bathroom mirrors but they still pay homage to the building's history
From the runway to the red carpet, couturier Christian Lacroix always makes a statement with his bold, over-the-top creations. To the delight of travelers, he has applied that flamboyance to the Hôtel du Petit Moulin, an offbeat hostelry situated in the Marais district the epicenter of Paris fashion.
Its 17 rooms ($300 to $455 per night) feature 17 different interiors, each personally designed by Lacroix. One room mimics a dressmaker's atelier with Lacroix's own sketches mounted on the walls, while other rooms convey a sense of Baroque Paris, '60s Pop Art or Zen. As in his couture...
