Denise hale vincente minnelli biography

Visiting Denise Hale at home in San Francisco is a bit like being teleported to early-19th-century Paris.

With its extravagant moss-green silk velvet walls, moody gold-frame paintings by Redon, Vuillard, and Degas, and imposing Russian imperial bronze doré candlesticks, Hale's living room is a Proustian confection so perfectly rendered, it's almost a shock to see the Golden Gate Bridge glittering outside the windows.

"It's my base, my retreat," she says, holding court amid an array of Chinese famille rose and Kangxi porcelain, elegant Japanese silver crane sculptures, and Italian Baroque gilt-wood consoles.

Denise hale vincente minnelli biography

A woman as beloved for her outspoken opinions and strict code of manners as for her gilded lifestyle, Hale is out on the town here almost every night. "I find my city life is a must. If you are curious, you are alive," she explains.

"I travel, and then I love to return home to the privacy of my apartment. Few people are invite