It s a proper entertaining home. A statement piece.
The swing to haute couture marks a departure from the last instalment of
The National s UK luxury property series where readers were given the chance to look inside Seton Castle, a frequent haunt of Mary Queen of Scots.
With the Elizabethan era not renowned for its sense of fashion, it would be a stretch to call the bodice-wearing, full-skirted Mary a fashionista. It s less of a stretch to apply the epithet to ex Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent creative director Mr Ford.
Gilston Road is located in The Boltons Conservation Area in Chelsea, London, and it is reputed to be the third most expensive street in the UK.