Take a Tour of Jayne Mansfield's Pink Palace

Nestled in Sunset Boulevard on three and a half acres of land with twenty-five unique and gaudy rooms lies The Pink Palace, the Barbie dreamhouse created by Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield. Drenched in gold leaf and of course, pink, the iconic LA property was home to many celebrities including singer Englebert Humperdinck, Cass Elliot of The Mamas and Papas, and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, who allegedly told friends that no matter how many times he painted the walls white, the pink always found a way through. The Pink Palace epitomises the wonder, whimsy and unabashedly feminine philosophy of Scarlett Gasque and is an essential piece of 1950s Hollywood history that has inspired elements of our brand. Join us in La La Land as we take you on a tour of the iconic and fabulous Pink Palace of Hollywood.

Spanning 10,000 square feet over three floors, Mansfield and her husband Mickey Hargitay hired Los Angeles set decorator Glenn Holse to make some alterations to their ‘Spanish Colonial' home. The crisp white exterior was painted Jayne’s favourite colour, pink, which supposedly contained crushed rocks to give the walls a sparkle in the sun. Her initials were swirled into the wrought iron gate (again, in pink), a fountain spurting pink champagne overlooked the piano room and a giant 40-foot heart-shaped pool with “I love you Jaynie” spelt out in gold leaf mosaic tiles was installed in the garden. 

The yard also featured a giant kitchen dining area with a sweeping curved stone bar and an outdoor fireplace displaying a stone heart centrepiece. Both inside and out, the palace had an inescapable theme of ‘love’ and was decorated with pink lights, heart motifs and cupid iconography highlighted in fountains, ornaments and painted straight onto the walls.