Object of Desire: Missoni Sarah Lurex Dress

I love the color palette in this dress by Missoni. And, my favorite, it's backless (kind of)! Shop Matches here. P.S.- Have you ever heard of this site? Similar to Net-A-Porter and amazing.

Haute Hotels

I've always been intrigued by hotels. And why not? They're basically mini homes-away-from-home you get to call your own for a week. The linens, the restaurants, the bars, and the people you meet are all different and equally exciting in every stay. It seems some of the biggest names in fashion design agree- and they're making their mark in the chicest of cities around the globe.

Palazzo Versace, Queensland, Australia

Donatella Versace

This waterfront hotel includes 200 decked out bedrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, private balconies, and Donatella's opulent decor. Everything on the grounds is strictly Versace, from the furnishings to the china used in the hotel’s four restaurants.

Tortuga Bay at Puntacana Resort & Club, Dominican Republic

Oscar de la Renta

The Dominican Republic native renovated 13 villas set on 16,600 private beachfront acres. The property has a Six Senses spa and two golf courses. I do believe this is true luxury living!

Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Ralph Lauren

All 36 rooms are a haven of true Ralph Lauren beach living including white stone floors, romantic mahogany four-poster beds and plush furnishings set on an 18th-century plantation house that has since been converted into a spa (yes please!).

Uxua Casa Hotel, Trancoso, Brazil

Wilbert Das (Diesel)

Nestled in a quaint fishing village, the hotel was constructed from organic and recycled materials. Six of the nine casas (each with their own kitchen) are new buildings secluded in a garden, while the other three are restored fishermen’s houses near the town square.

Armani Hotel, Dubai

Giorgio Armani

Housed in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, Armani’s sleek hotel debut (another is coming to Milan soon) has 160 rooms and suites with bespoke furnishings by Armani Casa, as well as eight restaurants and a 12,000 sqf spa.

Maison Moschino, Milan

Rossella Jardini

The Italian fashion house goes for theatrical effect in a renovated 1840s railway station. The 65 rooms are all complete with dramatic storybook details, from beds draped in bloodred ball gowns to chandeliers dripping with rose petals. There's something horrendously chic about this room.

Hotel le Bellechasse, Paris

Christian Lacroix

A whimsical boutique hotel in Faubourg St. Germain was inspired by the culture of its Left Bank neighborhood resulting in a flamboyant, bohemian spirit in all 34 rooms. It’s also located steps away from Paris's best museums, including the Musée d’Orsay.

Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh

Rosita Missoni

The trademark graphic patterns of the Missoni brand dominate the interiors of the 136 room hotel in the heart of Edinburgh. Rosita Missoni acts as the hotel’s creative director.

*all images via elle decor

Rosita Missoni

Rosita Missoni, the 79 year old matriarch of the Missoni clan, is still moving full steam ahead in the design world even though she stepped down in 1997 as head of the iconic knitwear line she started with her husband Ottavio over 50 years ago.

In 2004, she launched the Missoni Home Collection, and in 2009 she oversaw the opening of the first Hotel Missoni in Edinburgh. A second property in Kuwait opens in March, and she has three more luxury boutique hotels- in Oman, Brazil and Turkey- in the works. She is responsible for designing the interiors of each, outfitted with furniture by Eero Saarinen, Marcel Wanders and Arne Jacobsen, and featuring Missoni's famous zig-zags, stripes and flowers in her iconic pink, teal and purple hues.

'I realized I had a knack for interior design when I was a child. My favorite game was to create a house or living room in the heath forest of my village, Golasecca,' says Rosita.

A suite at the Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh

Also at the hotel, the doormen sport Missoni-printed kilts

Hans Wegner Wishbone chairs are in each room

'The most treasured item in my home is a coffee table painted by my granddaughters, Margherita and Jennifer, when they were 12 and 10. I had seen a nice table in Paris and had our carpenter recreate it in plywood. My granddaughters asked to paint it—we always have paint around the house. Their little brothers were allowed to paint the underside. One day my son Luca came over and goes, 'God, this is a work of art!' So he took it away, and had someone put some surface on top of it, and it became the most special object in the house.'

*images via the wsj