My World: Derek Blasberg
On Instagram...
"It's more addictive than smoking. I don’t get through a day without looking at it"
On popularity...
"In life you’ll be surprised by how uncool the cool kids from childhood turned out and vice versa"
On friendship...
One can never have enough acquiantances. Friends, however, should be a much tighter list"
On coffee table tomes...
"Hardback books are the ultimate luxury. Heavy and cumbersome, one has to actually make time to read them"
On classic style...
"Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca is the apex of men’s style. It proves that a man in a tuxedo will never go out of fashion"
On flowers...
"I love peonies - my approach to floral arrangements is to make sure to thank whoever sent them before the flowers die"
On Parisian dining...
"The jacket potato at Caviar Kaspia is the ultimate indulgence while in Paris, but it’s best to go with someone who has an expense account"
On his bucket list...
"Everyone should visit Big Dick's Halfway Inn before they die. It’s on the 47th-mile marker of the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri where I grew up. But get your mind out of the gutter: it’s a restaurant and motel owned by a fat guy called Richard"
On monogramming...
"I love monogrammed everything: luggage, pyjamas, cufflinks, the works. Maybe I have a problem with sharing"
On design...
"I adore Frank Gehry's design for the Louis Vuitton foundation in Paris. It emerges like a steel pirate ship when you approach the Bois de Boulogne"
On his morning routine...
"I always start my day with a pot of earl grey tea, with steamed almond milk, and a copy of the New York Times"
On jet lag...
"Never be afraid of a long flight. I’ve started my best adventures with jet lag"
On pets...
"A gentleman should never accessorise with a tiny dog (I have a dachshund named Monster)"
On winding down...
"Every night ends with an episode of the Golden Girls. I’ve always thought Sex and the City was the prequel to those outrageous Florida retirees"
On body art...
I have no tattoos. I think it’s best to get them when you are young and stupid. Now I’m too old and boring
Harper’s Bazaar: Models by Derek Blasberg is out now (Abrams, £40)
