I wasn’t born in New York City, but it’s the only place I’ve ever truly felt at home, aside from that ever-changing point on the horizon representing constantly evolving desires and goals. Some might call it ambition, others have told me I’m never satisfied. They would be wrong.

I know a lot about satisfaction. I love to be its catalyst, and rarely pursue anything without it as my end goal. I’m a strong believer in the notion that if you’re going to do something, you should do it well or not at all.

I’m the product of an elite education, both domestic and abroad, and insatiable curiosity. I want to understand every person I encounter and experience everything the world has to offer.

I spent my early adulthood chasing each and every one of my curiosities— except one. The demimonde.

I was enchanted from the first time I watched Audrey Hepburn glide down the sidewalk outside of Tiffany’s. The discovery of paintings featuring alluring and mysterious subjects such as Madame X and Olympia, followed by biographies about courtesans who inspired operas and commanded courtrooms, created an idée fixe that ultimately led me to the present moment.

Perhaps you are searching for such a muse, a raison d’etre, if you will.

Or maybe, you harbor a desire to launch a thousand ships, into space rather than the sea, and are searching for the right face for this cataclysmic moment. Perchance, there is an appeal to becoming the Boy Capel to my Chanel, the lover and financier immortalized within the DNA of one of the world’s greatest brands.
There are so many possibilities.

The discerning quickly realize there is more to me than meets the eye. You don’t win a game of poker by displaying your cards for everyone to see. In the same way, no woman ever held a man’s attention for more than a few seconds by revealing everything at once. Outwardly, my appearance is lithe and elegant, enchanting while exercising restraint. In private, you will find me up for nearly any adventure, an advantage to coming of age in a culture untainted by Puritanism.

There, I learned that true seduction begins in the mind, and chemistry is a conversation. Like fine wine, I am at my best when paired with quality cuisine and conversation, and fully enjoyed after some time has elapsed. I believe in developing genuine affection for those I spend my time with, and am thus very selective about whom I meet and keep in my circle.

They say “a picture paints a thousand words”, so hopefully the inverse is true too, and that these thousand words have painted a picture of who I am. I admire the many companions bold enough to post their faces and identifiable images online, but unfortunately, digital photographs will outlast my foray into this industry and I cannot control their dissemination.

As my pursuit of excellence results in an increasingly public profile in other realms of my life, and in order to protect the privacy of those dearest to me and retain my ability to move freely in the world, I must maintain my privacy in this domaine by abstaining from posting identifiable images.

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