Whoa

[louiselux]

Roger Federer has monogrammed pillowcases! Observe:



They keep a special set for him at the Carlyle hotel in New York, where he stays in the 'Roger Federer Suite' when he plays the US Open. For extra opulence, everything in the suite is covered in marble, gold, leopardskin or mirrors.

"Mr. Federer apparently prefers the suite’s second bedroom, which comes with bottles of water and a plate of chocolates." The one below is the master bedroom, apparently.




To be honest I'd be worried about slipping on the marble floor and braining myself on the marble vanity unit or gold plated towel rack.


This... is not a relaxing room.

The New York Observer says:

The living room (with its white orchid, gargantuan quasi-Picasso and giant shiny black vases), was designed by a musical theater actor named J. Cameron Barnett, whose résumé's skills section lists interior decoration only after "hip-hop dance, knowledge of German, cheerleading jumps, drag.

The article is here.

Roger, I love you but your suite is demented.

Comments

[bronze-ribbons.livejournal.com]

MEMO

From: Management, Federer [intitaled "MVF"]

To: Management, Carlyle

Re: Managing Press Inquiries

It has come to my attention that in recent months there have been several employees susceptible to "encouragement" from the media for tours of customized living quarters within the hotel. I am sure you will agree that it remains highly beneficial to all parties concerned to keep Mr. Federer's private suite truly private, given the unfortunate reactions that are all too likely to materialise among his less cosmopolitan fans toward such amenities as the trophy-shaped gags, the pink leather harness, and the Very Special Tape Dispensers that feature in his co-habitation with Mr. Nadal. To "encourage" your employees to cooperate in the preservation of the gentlemen's privacy, I propose that we engage them in the creation of and feeding to the vultures media a display too outrageous newsworthy for them to set aside; being "in" on the joke (as well as the extra bonuses I will take care to arrange) should provide sufficient inducement for all but the most rapacious to support the scheme, and I trust that your screening process will eliminate the wholly unreliable before they are ever allowed near my boys your cherished customers. For the "dummy" suite, I fancy the apartment in which Mr. Haas hosted last year's rounds of poker might be ideal...

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Ha! Too funny. I think it really is Tommy Haas's poker suite. Also, my mind is still stumbling over the concept of trophy shaped gags.

[bronze-ribbons.livejournal.com]

Rog is an observant guy, you know? No way he wouldn't arrange something for his Rafa's metal-biting fetish.