Anatomy of a Classic

Whether it has been a decade or a century, the key to staying power is a really good idea.

- BY LEENA KIM PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALLIE HOLLOWAY FASHION & ACCESSORIES DIRECTOR DANIA LUCERO ORTIZ

A predisposition to seasickness didn’t stop Tsar Alexander II from approving plans for a new royal yacht in 1879. The Livadia, which made its debut a year later, was a floating palace unlike any other, with a revolutionary design conceived for supreme stability on the water. It was also quite extravagant, even by Romanov standards, with marble floors, fountains, flower beds, and decor by Bri