When I took the job as Estée Lauder’s creative director, the first thing I did was go into the archives! I love taking our heritage and making it modern.
AERIN LAUDERWhen I took the job as Estée Lauder’s creative director, the first thing I did was go into the archives! I love taking our heritage and making it modern.
AERIN LAUDERAERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion, style, hard work, family, and, of course, all things beautiful.
AERIN LAUDERI love market research because you really have an idea of what your consumers are looking for.
AERIN LAUDERI think to make your home as comfortable as possible is so important.
AERIN LAUDERI come from an environment where the men actually say, “Is it OK if I take off my jacket?” in a meeting. Everyone wears suits; it is a very dressed-up world.
AERIN LAUDERSo the idea of being able to shop cross-category to buy the beach bag, the summer lip gloss, and the pillows for your pool house makes it into very focused, easy life.
AERIN LAUDERI think it’s so much fun to create a space. As the world has gotten more and more hectic – with these horrible catastrophes [happening] – people are going out less, ordering in, [having guests over]. People love to be in their homes.
AERIN LAUDERWhen you ask women what’s the one thing they wish they had more of, they always say time.
AERIN LAUDERI worked at Prescriptives. My uncle [Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies] smartly had wanted me to go into a small brand – to figure out what part of the company I loved.
AERIN LAUDERPeople love buying into a lifestyle and an overall concept. So when they buy a shell-colored lip gloss, they can also buy shells for their house, as well as sunglasses and [items in] other categories [in that shade] to create one consistent image.
AERIN LAUDERThe effect of scent is really interesting. It can create a mood and change a feeling immediately. I wanted to create a modern wardrobe of fragrances … fragrances that can be very personal to the woman who’s wearing them.
AERIN LAUDERI think talented people are priceless. And I think people that are knowledgeable and experienced – and I think there’s a balance of new talent and experience, which makes, I think, Estee Lauder really special.
AERIN LAUDERIn terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics – Im not a snob like that.
AERIN LAUDERMy mom has always been kind of my backbone. She keeps me strong. She is a mother, a friend. She is really everything to me.
AERIN LAUDERLuxury is anything that feels special. I mean, it can be a moment.
AERIN LAUDERBeauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion.
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