November 15, 2006

Leo Rising

Leontine Opens

Profile: Leontine
Member Since: November 2006
Location: Front Street, New York City

Figure: Classic French salon (with hand-painted murals and antique chandeliers). People say I remind them of a southern Italian farmhouse.

Hobbies and Interests: Possessing all that glitters (heirloom bling, contemporary jewelry), scouting new designers, finding perfect shoes and old-world furnishings, rocking one-off couture, flower arranging.

Favorite Things: Vintage Parisian threads; Delphine by Phillippa Content’s Greco-Roman and Persian intaglios, rings, and necklaces; Cava Canem’s 19th-century European baubles; Virginia Loughlin’s small canvases; apothecary indulgences from Santa Maria Novella; John Robshaw’s printed linens. And Orson, our French bulldog.

Family: Two sisters, Albertine and Claudine, in the West Village.

Personal FAQs: Remember Otto Preminger’s 1958 film Bonjour Tristesse? We were named after the three housekeeping sisters (all played by Eveline Eyfel).

Who I’d Like to Meet: Fun, excited shoppers; people who appreciate the finer things in life.

Leontine, 226 Front Street, at Peck Slip (212-766-1066).