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The teal velvet sofa once belonged to Leone’s grandparents. Leone had admired its mid-century lines and decided to modernize its upholstery and pair it with colorful ikat throw pillows. Christian Leone, vice president of brand relations for online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe, makes his home in an elegant jewel-box apartment in Manhattan’s fabled Sutton Place Christian Leone’s Sutton Place apartment is awash with midcentury elegance, a fitting abode for this dashing man about town. “It’s a residence built for cocktail parties, men in their tuxedos, and women in Balmain gowns,” says the vice president of brand relations for online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe. “The rooms glow in the evening with light bouncing off the East River.” Written by Robert Leleux • Photography by Patrick Cline Art Direction by Michelle Adams • Interior Design by Christian Leone 190 Lonny SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER 2011 2011 SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER Lonny 191