Ref: article by Mary Russel, Marianne, March 2022
The designer Slavik reigned over Paris for nearly half a century. He conceived and decorated the most legendary Parisian restaurants, bistros, brasseries, pubs, and bars of the 1960s and 1970s. We notably owe him the Saint-Germain-des-Prés drugstore, the Lutetia brasserie or le Dôme (to speak only of establishments in a neighborhood dear to left-wing intellectuals).
He himself, with his sahariennes, his Communist China-inspired caps, his shawl-collar cardigans—and sometimes his slim-fitting three-piece suits—quite magnificently embodies the germanopratin dandy.
A beautiful book, Slavik, les années Drugstore, retraces, through fascinating photos and anecdotes, the journey of this “poético-commercial” aesthete who knew how to marry Art Nouveau inspiration, Slavic spirit, Anglo-Saxon influences, and modernity with a joyful eclecticism.
