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photography by C2 photography continued on page 58 Danish designer Kim Laursen fell under the Aspen spell while high in the sky. "We came by plane, and when I saw the color of the earth and the pines and the river running through—I was already seduced," says Laursen, lounging in the spacious dressing room at Maison Ullens on East Hopkins Avenue. Artistic director of the Belgian fashion house since January 2015, Laursen has made a maiden voyage to the mountains—home to the fve-year-old brand's only US boutique (the two other boutiques are in Paris and London)—to showcase his latest collection of knitwear and leather to his ideal client: the Aspen Woman. "The Aspen Woman can have it all—the mountains, the city," says the ebul- lient, fast-talking designer. As such, she deserves high fashion in the form of The ladies' man: New Maison Ullens Artistic Director Kim Laursen's designs blend city and high-country aesthetics for his ideal client: the "Aspen Woman." Aspen, C'est ChiC NOT LONDON, NOT PARIS—NEW MAISON uLLENS ARTISTIc DIREcTOR im Laursen fINDS hIS MuSE IN ThE MOuNTAINS! by amanda rae aspenpeak-magazine.com 57 STYLE Tastemaker