"It's more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you can dream all the rest around it.
Because when you see the whole thing, what is there to imagine?" -Dries Van Noten
Today we welcome you to the World of Carole- where colourful gems collide like a kaleidoscope (or in a kaleidoscope, as per the case of that one-of-a-kind Chanel pendant). The World of Carole began in the World of Corporate Art, where Tanenbaum acted as a curator for a bunch of law and accounting firms. As an avid art collector from a family of art aficionados, its safe to say the gemology gene was embedded in her DNA. After the Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection was picked up by Holt Renfrew (it even had it’s own department!), CTVC was sprinkled and shimmered across the map from Kirna Zabete in N.Y.C. to Harvey Nichols in London. And trust us, her collection gets around. The First Lady-herself, Mrs. MObama has rocked a vintage CTVC rock on multiple occasions (including inauguration day!), as has S.J.P. (who owns over 400 pieces!) Even the Queen B put a Tanenbaum ring on it… kind of; Beyonce looked (Sasha) Fierce in vintage CT Chanel on the cover of the October issue of Harper’s. So you can imagine the mini-heart attacks we endured upon entering Tanenbaum’s home- had we checked the weather that morning, we would have realized it was going to be an ice storm. Once we laid eyes on her infamous mahogany (treasure) chest, a vintage Chanel light bulb went off in our heads and we realized we were in a blinged-out fantasy. Tanenbaum’s Henry Schreiner shrine, Sherman and Sorrell showstoppers (for grocery shopping, nonetheless!) and blinding collection of brooches and bracelets totally lit up our day… uh, make that lives! And the vintage Chanel didn’t hurt either…
