It's been a while since Luxe coveted a human being, rather than a sweater, so who better to covet than Andre Balazs? As one of the chicest hoteliers in the country, the European gentlemen owns some of the swankest hotels and properties across the country, from the reinvented Standard Hotel in Manhattan to the (in)famous Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Plus the thing that tops off his credentials as a man of substance is his recently failed ended relationship with The Ballbuster, Chelsea Handler. Mr. Balazs was recently featured in a campaign for Louis Vuitton to document The Journey of Menswear shot by the creator of The Selby. The campaign was made to showcase a few tastemakers in their own environment, naturally filled with Vuitton goods. Judging from this pictorial, Mr. Balazs is a sucker for anything LV, which makes sense for the amount of traveling he must do. However, I cannot tell if he uses the trunks for clothes or books. I'm not disrespecting either way. By looks of this photo journal, I have to say that Andre Balazs is one classy gentlemen with style. From the books in his office, to the framed photography on the walls, I like what I see.
Photos courtesy of The Selby for Louis Vuitton
