94 JEWELLERY
HELPING HER CLIENTS TO
LIVE A LIFE OF LUXURY
From racehorses and real estate to diamonds and haute couture , the super-rich put their trust in Julia Castelli .
Here , The Art of Luxury talks to entrepreneur JULIA CASTELLI , whose business is finding the right valuables for top people at the right price and time .
When you are super rich yet time poor , who do you turn to ?
The amazing Julia Castelli , who has built a global one-woman business from procuring luxury for the super-rich : everything from prestige watches to fine jewellery , or haute couture to real estate .
Regular clients don ’ t even question whether she can source what they want - they simply describe it .
The president of a former Soviet republic came to trust her so much to acquire the right luxuries at the right price that he set her most unusual assignment to date – buy me a racehorse from the West .
“ I thought he might be joking , I knew very little about racehorses then ,” she said . “ But I did what I always do : researched it thoroughly first , spoke to the best people , asked questions – then more questions – learned the terminology and veterinary matters involved , realised that shipping was vital and researched that too .
“ And all the while I was heavily pregnant with my first child , but my client was delighted and I ’ m still working with him . Client relationships can become more friendship than business arrangement : I often get invited to weddings and other family events .”
THE ART OF LUXURY Issue 57 2023