Restoin-Roitfelds In Black And White

I just realized that not many photos appear on the site of the Restoin-Roitfeld siblings together so here's a cute one of them at the Purple party. It's cool how they both chose to wear black with white tshirts in these ways. I love how Julia tucks the huge white tee into the skirt to tone it down; the red nails are a hot touch. Vladimir sharply combines the black blazer and the white tee looking classic yet laidback.

Julia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph courtesy of icanteachyouhowtodoit.com

Giovanna Battaglia At Louis Vuitton

Giovanna Battaglia looks ferociously good as she sails along en route to the Louis Vuitton show. What a perfect autumnal ensemble. Those leopard shoes are exquisite and look at her leg span! Where I have trouble walking in heels this tall, it looks like Gio is practically sprinting. She is turning heads, too; I hope the man on the scooter doesn't rear end the car in front of him while he checks out Giovanna.

Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of shoothebreeze.blogspot.com

Vogue Paris Translation: Editorial, October 2009

Here is my attempt to translate Carine Roitfeld's editorial for the October issue of Vogue Paris from French to English. If native French speakers have suggestions to improve the translation, please do let me know.

On sait que la mode a pour vocation de créer de l'éphémère. De souffler sans cesse sur les braises du désir, de huiler la mécanique de l'envie et, pour ce faire, de brûler ce qu'elle a inventé six mois plus tôt dans un éternel cycle de création-destruction grisant mais implacable. Dans ce tourbillon du glamour, elles incarnent la stabilité, le rêve sans fin. Top models. Avec elles, sont nées au milieu des années 80 ces trois syllabes synonymes de beauté défiant le lois de la raison, de mensurations vertige, de charisme à faire pâlir les stars de Hollywood, de contrats en millions de dollars, de love-stories paparazzées au kilomètre. Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Eva Herzigova, Yasmin Le Bon, Kristen McMenamy... sont les grandes actrices de la ‹‹gloss épopée›› de la mode, des fantasmes pour des millions d'hommes, des idoles pour autant de petites filles. Elles trustent le haut de l'affiche et leur aura cloue le bec au temps qui passe. Quel est leur secret? Un mystère. Et c'est mieux ainsi. On ne sous-titre pas la légende.

We know that fashion aims to create the ephemeral. Constantly fanning the embers of desire, oiling the mechanics of lust, burning what she invented six months earlier in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction that is exhilarating but relentless. In this swirl of glamour, they embody stability, the endless dream. Top models. With them an era was born in the mid 1980s in which the three syllables became synonymous with beauty that defies the law of reason, the measurement of giddiness, the charisma that makes the stars of Hollywood fade, the contracts in the millions of dollars, the paparazzi love stories by the kilometer. Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Eva Herzigova, Yasmin Le Bon, Kristen McMenamy... are the great actresses of the "glossy era" of fashion, the phantasms for millions of men, the idols for as many young girls. They monopolize the top of the bill and they grow silent as time passes. What is their secret? A mystery. And it's better this way. The legend is not subtitled.

Vogue Paris editorial image © 2009 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld On "Sept à Huit"

Carine Roitfeld appeared on "Sept à Huit" in Paris this week with host Harry Roselmack. They include lots of wonderful outtakes from the runways, the front rows, and back stage at Paris Fashion Week, including Carine's early years as a stylist, c'est fantastique ! One sour note: you can clearly see Carine holding a cigarette in one of the scenes pictured here, whereas I had read in interviews that she did not smoke. Notice that two of the only objects cluttering Carine's minimalist Vogue Paris office are the books by Martin Margiela and Raphael Mazzucco. You can watch Carine Roitfeld on "Sept à Huit" here.

Carine Roitfeld photo stills courtesy of "Sept à Huit"

Vogue Paris October 2009 DVD Gift

Bundled with the October issue of Vogue Paris is this DVD cadeau entitled Dans les pas d'un maquilleur star Peter Philips en 80 jours (80 Days in the Life of Makeup Artist Peter Philips). Also part of the DVD gift: more than 19 minutes with Carine Roitfeld as she shares her observations on the Autumn/Winter 2010 collections designer by designer. Elle est superbe !

Dans les pas d'un maquilleur star Peter Philips en 80 jours images © 2009 Condé Nast.