Tim Walker: Checking Out

Date
26 March 2012

Proust fell in love with a waiter there; Coco Chanel lived inside it for 30 years with her spy lover; napping supermodels were tucked in by Karl Lagerfeld between fashion shows… The Paris Ritz has been the centre of style and wealth since the day it was built. Now it faces a huge renovation and will be mainly closed until 2014 when the new, contemporary interior will be revealed. To say au revoir to the old and classic Paris Ritz, Tim Walker has got together with Grace Coddington to shoot Kate Moss in some of the most infamous and insanely lavish hotel rooms for this month’s French Vogue – magnifique!

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Liv Siddall

Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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