From locally-made gold jewelry to watermelon feta salads (and one Phoebe Philo sighting), RegimedesFleurs’s Alia Raza takes Vogue inside her Greek island vacation
Helping to prepare for a party at Downhouse. I’m not much of a cook but I can arrange candlesticks. I had bought this dress a couple of years ago and never had an occasion to wear it. Maybe it was a bit literal to bring it to Greece, but I like to think it worked!Photo: Courtesy of Alia RazaDiego waits in the garden for guests to arrive. Mirabelle has always had a way with a casually arranged, festive table. The basil topiary is one of her typical touches.
None of us on the trip were big drinkers, but I had to try a few sips of Ouzo, the potent Greek liqueur served diluted and ice cold. It tasted like a great perfume. Now I’m determined to make an Ouzo extract for a new fragrance.Olympia and Tara [Subkoff] in the kitchen. Tara was excitedly showing off the day’s find, a chunky cross made of pink rosettes on a big gold chain.Jessica’s sweet dog Roo at the end of our cocktail hour turned dinner party turned after-hours hang.