2019-09-30_Hello!_Magazine_UK

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heirfirst stabat romance was
thwartedbya Texantornado,butit
wasa properwhirlwindsecondtime
roundforJamesBloomingdale– ofthe
famousUSdepartmentstoredynasty–
andfeistyDallasbelleNatalieBond.
A mutualfriendhadsuggestedJames
lookupPRprofessionalNataliewhileon
a businesstriptoherhometown,but
inclementweatherputthekiboshonthe
blinddate.ButwhenNataliemovedto
LosAngelesfora newjob,shewaitedjust
threedaysbeforemeeting himfor
dinnerat theSunsetTowerHotel.
They’vebeentogethereversinceand
marriedthreeyearsago,withNatalie,
whocomesfroma wealthyfarming

family,graduallyadjustingtotherhythms
ofCalifornialiving.
FromherMediterranean-stylehome
inPacificPalisades,a celebrityenclave
tuckedinbetweentheoceanandthe
SantaMonica Mountains, Natalie
overseeshergrowingbusiness,a buzzy
e-commercefashionsitecalledTheSIL
(StuffI Love),whereshecuratesone-of-
a-kind,hard-to-findpieces created
almostexclusivelybyfemaledesigners.
James’sformidablegrandmother,the
late,greatBetsyBloomingdale,would
haveapproved.Eternallysmiling,always
swathedincoutureanddrippingin
HarryWinstonjewels,legendary
socialiteandphilanthropistBetsy

The dining room boasts sweeping
views as well as 18th-century
candlesticks by London-based
silversmith Paul de Lamerie. The
period-style kitchen is watched
over by the Virgin of Guadalupe
(below) while the breakfast room,
decorated with hand-painted
wallpaper, has a cool 1950s
Hollywood groove (below right)

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