Inside the Hong Kong home of Vestiaire Collective’s Fanny Moizant, where vintage pieces tell a stylish story
A French entrepreneur who loves to scour flea markets has picked Repulse Bay as the backdrop for her enviable collection of artworks, antiques and design classics
Fanny Moizant has a thing for vintage. Pre-owned pieces fill her home, her wardrobe and her working life as the co-founder of luxury fashion resale website Vestiaire Collective.
“I love pieces with a story,” she says.
There are stories galore among her eclectic possessions, currently housed in a 2,600 sq ft, three-bedroom rental flat in The Lily, overlooking Repulse Bay. Flea-market finds sit happily alongside mid-century modern design classics and contemporary pieces; artworks are casually propped on stacks of magazines; a sheepskin creates a cosy nest on a rattan chair. It is warm and inviting, the result of years of collecting interesting objects from around the world.
“I am a hunter. Drop me at a flea market and I’ll happily spend the day. I like nothing better,” says Moizant. “My husband [Michael, a financier] and I travel a lot, so at weekends we like to spend our time at home with our daughters. It’s important that it’s warm and casual, a place where we can be comfortable.”
She chose the flat on a look-see visit to Hong Kong, and moved in 18 months ago.
“I fell in love with the view,” she says. “I was looking for somewhere with charm, and this had space, that view, a beautiful kitchen. We asked the landlord to paint it all white and sand the floors. Other than that, we changed nothing.”