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50 fashionbaggage.com. Asher and Martin bought their one- bedroom Turtle Creek apartment last spring, a gem that had already been renovated by the previous owner. The lock-and-leave ease of high-rise living is appealing — they've lost count of how many buildings along Turtle Creek they've occupied. "Gregg gets bored," Martin explains. Asher finishes the thought: "People stay in their houses too long. We do them up right, and before [the apartment] gets too tired, we get out of it and do it again somewhere else. We like to experience new things." T here's no mistaking whose apartment this is. Its decoration reflects how Asher and Martin dress, with a confident mix of pattern, color, fur, fringe — and loads of Gucci. "Our style isn't timeless — we do what's current. But it's still a lot of fun," Asher says. "Right now, we're having a Gucci moment." Gucci Herbarium wallpaper in pink and black covers the walls in the living room, and there's Gucci Tiger Face wallpaper in the master bath; Gucci pillows and throws are everywhere. One of Asher's favorite area in their bedroom, Martin suggests, for a good example of their layered look: The small area includes a mid-century Saarinen chair and Tulip table, along with a fringed Italian pouf in pink, orange, and chocolate fabrics. Underneath is a shaggy black-and-white Icelandic alpaca fur rug, brought back from London. "We don't have a dog anymore, so we brush it at night and pretend," Asher says. Now, back to all those photographs of celebrities crowding the walls in the apartment. "We like to make people slightly uncomfortable with our art," Martin says. "They are conversation pieces." Tyler Shields has photographed Lindsay Lohan flat on her back, hands bloodied, and a gun pointed at her face. Their newest acquisition is by street artist Plastic Jesus, created entirely from diamond dust, that reads, "Stop making stupid people famous." The irony isn't lost on Asher. "It's a mantra for us, even though I want to be famous," he says. Asher has been lobbying Martin to let him buy a photograph of Dolly Parton and put it in the bedroom — so far, he's been unsuccessful. "David said, 'I don't know if I want to wake up next to Dolly,' but I'm like, 'You already do, so it's perfect.'" David Martin, Gregg Asher. Judy Clark's Church collage, acquired from the Dallas artist. pieces is a Gucci Home green-lacquered Chiavari chair inspired by Alessandro Michele's ready-to-wear collections for Gucci, with a seat upholstered in pink Herbarium fabric and an embroidered tiger's head. A brass Gucci plaque is affixed to the front. If the world has an obsession with designer labels, Asher and Martin are in on the joke. "Our fashion is tongue-in-cheek, so we wanted to be playful at home," Asher says. "Decor should be fun." There's plenty of fun to be had here. The living room's Kelly Wearstler rose and graphite-hued animal-print draperies and Graffito print chair mix fearlessly with a gray-and-cream Vivienne Westwood moire rug and plaster goat leg table by artist George Sellers. Like their wardrobes, Asher and Martin also have different preferences when it comes to interiors. Martin loves mid- 20th-century design, so Eames, Platner, and Saarinen are heavily represented. Asher loves to wear pink, so he's incorporated his favorite hue here "without turning it into a Barbie DreamHouse," he says. Asher and Martin have mixed pattern and color with such assurance that everything comes together perfectly to reflect their design style. Take a look at the sitting Asher's closet displays shoes and clothing like art, including feathered and ruffled pieces by Marc Jacobs, Ashish sequined shirts, and Comme des Garçons and Hermès handbags