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Mustique, a playground for royals and rock\u2019n\u2019roll stars, is also home for Dee and Tommy Hilfiger<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_478-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _478″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Just a 10-hour flight from London lays a slice of tropical paradise. Exclusive to the rich, royalty (real and fashion) and Hollywood A-listers, the Caribbean island of Mustique has long been a sanctuary for those hoping to escape prying eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n For Dee and Tommy Hilfiger, holiday heaven is much closer \u2013 just a three-hour journey from their Palm Beach abode in Florida. \u2018We fly directly to St Vincent,\u2019 explains Tommy over the phone while on vacation on the island with his wife. \u2018And then it\u2019s only a 10-minute flight.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Technically part of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Mustique is a community in its own right. Taken over by Colin Tennant (uncle of the late model Stella Tennant) in the late \u201950s, he soon turned the privately held island into an exclusive hideaway where the 1% could holiday in anonymity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_378-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _378″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Indoor-outdoor living [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Kate Moss celebrated her 50th birthday there earlier this year. Tom Ford only vacations here in absolute seclusion, Kate and William made it their honeymoon destination and Princess Margaret spent a great amount of time in her own villa on land that was gifted to her by Tennant. In short, what happens in Mustique stays in Mustique \u2013 and is the stuff of legend.<\/p>\n The Hilfigers are among the select few who can call one of the sea-abutting piles their own. Tommy first set foot on the island 35 years ago and began building the cavernous villa five years later, once he\u2019d acquired a strip of land right by the beach. \u2018A lot of the homes here are built in secluded spots. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any land available any longer, but we like our place on the beach because it is rather private. I wouldn\u2019t say the neighbours are exactly on top of us,\u2019 he says. The neighbours in question? Mick Jagger and Bryan Adams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/DH_289f1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”DH_289f1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Selects-_528-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Selects _528″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n He eschewed the pre-existing decaying wooden house for a stately home in bright coral stone, \u2018which will last forever in the sea and sand\u2019, he says. But building in a tropical climate comes with its own set of challenges. Originally designed by Colefax and Fowler, the upkeep required some tweaking over the years. \u2018It\u2019s directly on the beach, so there\u2019s sand and sea and we\u2019re constantly having to change out faded fabrics and other bits as materials will rust or decay \u2013 it\u2019s an ongoing maintenance situation,\u2019 Dee explains. Quarrels over the right shade of wall paint can be a stumbling block for any couple, never mind two designers (Dee is creative director of Judith Leiber and Tommy still runs his billion-dollar namesake business) \u2013 do they ever disagree? \u2018It\u2019s very rare,\u2019 says Tommy. Dee concurs. \u2018I respect Tommy\u2019s taste and I think he respects mine. We have lived together for so long now that we know what we both like and we sort of have the same taste really.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The couple, who married in 2008, have practised their decorating skills on various properties, such as their Austin Powers-inspired Miami pad and a more traditional country estate in Connecticut. The one thing they\u2019ll never settle for? Minimalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_443-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _443″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/Shot_10_2021_11_14_Hilfiger_Vogue_125-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Shot_10_2021_11_14_Hilfiger_Vogue_125″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The spacious, colourful Mustique villa is one of around 100 homes on the island and a suitable hideaway for their ever-growing family. Golf buggies are the only mode of transport on the island and paparazzi are no worry either. \u2018There\u2019s not even a stoplight, nor a McDonald\u2019s,\u2019 Tommy says. Not even a Tommy Hilfiger store? \u2018No, not even big shopping malls with shiny new stores. [Instead], we like hiking, biking, tennis and we love beach picnics with the whole family.’<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/DH_149-r-scaled.jpg” title_text=”DH_149-r” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n ‘We\u2019ve made a lot of special memories here,\u2019 he continues, one of them being the wedding of Tommy\u2019s daughter Ally, featuring a live acoustic session by the Rolling Stones\u2019 guitarist Ronnie Wood. In fact, despite the sky-high property prices, weirdly, life on the island is rather low-key. \u2018Tommy and I are in public most of the year and what I like is it gives me a break from that whole hair and make-up and outfit thing. I like to be with no make-up <\/span>and in \u00a0a bathing suit,\u2019 says Dee. What her husband describes as \u2018barefoot elegance\u2019 is perhaps what draws the 1% to the island. \u2018There\u2019s still an old-world charm to Mustique.\u2019 There are only three restaurants and one bar, the infamous Basil\u2019s, where the jet-set mingle into the wee hours. The Mustique way of coping with the lack of culinary outposts? Spontaneous dinner parties are common.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/2021_11_16_VOGUE_HILFIGER_HOUSE_1051-1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”2021_11_16_VOGUE_HILFIGER_HOUSE_1051 1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n And what do you wear? Do the Hilfigers have a designated wardrobe section? \u2018Yes,\u2019 laughs Tommy. \u2018I used to have one that I kept here on the island,\u2019 Dee continues. \u2018But then I remember L\u2019Wren Scott said to me, \u201cOh, you can\u2019t do that. Because then you\u2019re just wearing the same thing every time.\u201d So I don\u2019t do it any more. It would be easier, but easier isn\u2019t always better,\u2019 she jokes. \u2018Tommy used to have a whole stack of things here and then I converted him to my way of thinking. He\u2019s been coming here for 35 years, you can imagine the kind of stuff he had. We had to start fresh.\u2019 Low-key in Mustique terms, it transpires, is still relatively high-key. After all, you can\u2019t turn up to dinner in any old mufti when your guests might include anyone from Beyonc\u00e9 and Jennifer Lopez to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And what happens to their home when they\u2019re not staying there? \u2018We rent it out, but only to people we know.\u2019 So don\u2019t even bother scrolling Airbnb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_514-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _514″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Akshar|600|||||||” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Playful Personality [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_519-1-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _519 1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/selects-_434-scaled.jpg” title_text=”selects _434″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n WORDS<\/strong> henrik lischke<\/span> PHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong> kate martiN<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AT HOME WITH THE HILFIGERSMustique, a playground for royals and rock\u2019n\u2019roll stars, is also home for Dee and Tommy HilfigerJust a 10-hour flight from London lays a slice of tropical paradise. 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<\/b><\/span>Flanked by multistorey columns, the villa overlooks the sea and generous pool area at the rear.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2018We wanted to see the ocean from every angle possible\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018I wouldn\u2019t say the neighbours are exactly on top of us\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018We\u2019ve lived together so long we sort of have the same taste\u2019<\/h2>\n
<\/b><\/span>From the master bedroom, in a white and blue coral theme, to a guest room in verdant green, the house is a masterclass in mixing the unexpected and still creating a serene setting.<\/span><\/p>\n