Back in 2018, self-taught designer turned multimillionaire fashion mogul Anine Bing sold her glam Los Feliz mansion for $5.4 million to “Stranger Things” creator Ross Duffer. Now she’s shifted her sights north by northwest, up to the seaside village of Montecito, where she and longtime husband Nicolai Nielsen have plunked down $8.6 million on a gated estate blessed with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.
Born in Denmark and raised in Sweden by parents of Brazilian and Danish ancestry, Bing moved to Los Angeles at age 21 and used her international background to create a sophisticated fashion label that’s been described as “timeless [Scandinavian] simplicity with a rock ‘n roll edge.” The former model, now 38, received a $15 million Series A investment in 2018 and now has 11 physical stores across the globe, with locations in posh neighborhoods of L.A., Manhattan, Miami, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney, and Berlin, plus celebrity fans that include Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid. (For those interested in shopping Anine Bing, just be sure your pocketbook is properly plump — one “Vintage Bing” t-shirt will run you $99.)
Bing and Nielsen’s new Montecito escape qualifies as a bonafide compound, with a detached poolhouse, plus a 5,400-square-foot main mansion with a separate wing that houses both the three-car garage and an upstairs guest unit with a bedroom and full bath. Built in 2007 and updated since, the property is described in the listing as a “gracious Tuscan-style estate” that’s the “coalescence of elegance, incredible scale, and romance.”
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com A long gated driveway leads around the estate’s perimeter to a rear motorcourt with space for a dozen or more cars. Accented by a mix of leafy palms, the taupe-colored, stone-and-stucco manor includes four bedrooms and a total of five full baths. Grouted stone floors and dark wood accents define the interiors, which offer a living room with a fireplace and four sets of French doors leading to various garden-facing patios and loggias.
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com The eat-in kitchen has an exceptionally large center island and all the expected stainless appliances. Adjoining it are a cozy breakfast nook and a family room with a fireplace and two more sets of French doors connecting the inside to the backyard’s grassy lawn.
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com Other spaces are not limited to a formal dining room with shimmery crystal chandelier, a refrigerated wine closet with bar area, and a sunny upstairs master suite with a private balcony and spectacular horizon views of the sea.
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com The guest suite, situated over the garage and accessed by its own private staircase, is currently done up as a large office/lounge area but could easily be converted back to staff or guest quarters.
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com Out back, stairs lead down to the rectangular swimming pool, which is surrounded by hedged and blossoming trees for maximum privacy. The poolhouse/cabana contains a convenient bathroom, and the acre of lush grounds flaunt stone pathways that meander through gardens of roses and Hong Kong orchids.
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Image Credit: MovoTo.com Cristal Clarke of Berkshire Hathaway held the listing; Gary Goldberg of Coastal Properties repped Bing.
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