Model and designer Inès de la Fressange, 56, shares her fashionable treasures and memories
Inès lives in Paris with her two daughters, Nine, 19, and Violette, 14
Ines de la Fressange
Pink is a philosophy of life - to me, it symbolises frivolity and happiness. This is my pink office at Roger Vivier in Paris [Inès is the brand's ambassador].
'Dead Flowers' from the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album always puts me in a good mood.
People think I only eat salad but I am like a maniac with fresh fudge from Fortnum & Mason, which I order online because we have nothing like it in France. I can easily eat half a box in one go.
When the girls were little, I always framed their drawings - this one is by Violette. I think that children's drawings are genius because they are so free, something they lose as they grow older. I used to give them craft paper and chalk and in return they would give me masterpieces.
I am crazy about Roger Vivier creative director Bruno Frisoni's drawings: they're elegant and humorous, with a lightness that only he can do. He did this when I received the Legion of Honour in 2008.
My daughters couldn't be more different. Violette (top), the blonde, is very fun, very bright and sharp, and fashion obsessed already; Nine, the brunette, is an intellectual, studying philosophy. She isn't remotely interested in being a model even though people ask her all the time.
I have several of these chic, throwaway reading glasses which I buy from Colette in Paris for 30 euros each - I am never without them. They are the ultimate accessory for an old woman!
I love Marie-Hélène de Taillac's rings for their simple shapes and colours like sweets. She made this sapphire one especially for me.
These boots sum up my spirit and style: the leopard print is a little bit rock 'n' roll and fun but the shape is elegant too. That's what makes something a classic.
The Roger Vivier concession is now open at Selfridges London; rogervivier.com
Photographs: ingrid rasmussen, courtesy of Roger Vivier, Ale D’urso.Parisian Chicby ines de la fressange with sophie gachet is out now
