Merry Christmas Roitfeld Style

Thanks to WWD for thinking to check in with Julia Restoin-Roitfeld regarding her plans for the holidays. This will certainly be a memorable Christmas for the family and we are curious as to how they will spend their time together...

Roitfeld family traditions include a Christmas Eve cocktail hour with vodka and piroshkis in tribute to Carine's Russian heritage before moving on to dinner which typically includes "foie gras and my dad’s amazing turkey." Mademoiselle Restoin-Roitfeld plans to wear a brand new black lace dress from Givenchy especially for the occasion, "I love to play dress-up in the comfort of my own home," she confides.

Another special tradition for the Roitfelds is the opening of gifts on Christmas Eve. Each year Julia looks forward to exchanging presents with her family in Paris and she expresses her hopes for this year: "Something for the home is always one of my favorites. Right now I start to want to collect art or photo prints. Anything I can keep forever.” Maybe her very own Richard Hambleton is in order... Last year her brother Vladimir presented her with a lovely Chanel bag that had belonged to Catherine Deneuve, he needs to find something truly special to top that unique gift. Also, Carine mentioned buying a small work at the last Hambleton show, I assumed for her own collection but perhaps she intends it for someone else...

What will Julia be giving this year? Being a perfectionist like her mother, she has completed her Christmas shopping. Being a good French girl, she does not want to spoil the surprise. I wonder if she got maman her dream gift, a personal jet... Lucky for Julia, Carine says, "I prefer to give gifts than to receive," so no airplane required.

Prolonging the holidays, Julia and her beau, Robert Konjic, will travel to the Coqui Coqui resort in Tulum, Mexico at the end of January "to avoid the crowd and have the beach just for me and my boyfriend.” Sounds lovely! Joyeux Noël, Les Roitfelds ! Merry Christmas to all!

Richard Hambleton painting © 2010 Richard Hambleton. All Rights Reserved. Christmas cheer by Kellina de Boer.

Comments

[cupcake]

Merry Christmas Kellina!!
Cupcake

[Kate]

Merry Christmas!
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[kellina]

Merry Christmas, Cupcake!!

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[kellina]

Merry Christmas, Kate!!

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[Maya]

Merry Christmas to everyone!

[kellina]

Merry Christmas, Maya!!

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[mike]

Merry Christmas, my sexy Kellina! Je t'aime!

[kellina]

Merry Christmas, my darling Michel. Je t'aime. Bisous bisous

[fee]

Frohe Weihnachten :)

[kellina]

Merry Christmas, Fee!!

xoxo

[someone17]

Merry Xmas Kellina!!!!

[jazzy elizabeth]

so lovely. Happy Christmas! x hivennn. http://hivennn.blogspot.com

[Audrwey]

Joyeux Noël Kellina!!! Toujours un plaisir de lire ton blogue. :)

Audrwey
www.jeans-et-stilettos.com

[noelani]

Ahhh, of course she is going to Coqui-Coqui.......we actually carry those candles at Looc and they are heaven. And as close as I will come to Tulum.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[fee]

Your love Roitfeld`s,

thanks for the great ideas and inspiration you have given me in 2010. Now, completely covered with "Claudalie, Embryolisse ..." ;) I hope on a sparkling, funny and above all "brilliant" new year.I wish you the same ;)

Happy New Year

fee*

[kellina]

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, someone17!!!!

[kellina]

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year, jazzy elizabeth!!!

[kellina]

Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année Audrwey! Très sympa, merci beaucoup. bisous

[kellina]

Yes, Noelani, only the best for the Roitfelds! I cannot imagine a finer destination for the end of January, c'est parfait. Now I must add the Coqui Coqui candle to my wish list...

Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année !

[kellina]

Oh Fee you are such a sweetheart! It is my pleasure, I am so glad to hear you have been inspired by the site. Wishing you a year filled with sparkle, fun, and brilliance, my dear.

Bonne Année
Glückliches Neues Jahr
Happy New Year

[Gala]

Best Wishes & Happy New Year Dear Kellina!!! Kiss Kiss!!!

[Maya]

Happy New Year Kellina!

[kellina]

Cara Gala, Felice Anno Nuovo!

My resolution for the year is to learn Italian so I will be looking to you for help.

: )

Kiss Kiss!

[kellina]

Happy New Year, Maya!!! Can't wait to see the exciting events of 2011...

[Maya]

I found something about Julia in German magazine Bild, few words about her.
http://www.bild.de/BILD/lifestyle/mode-beauty/mode/2010/12/31/julia-restoin-roitfeld-interviewt-tom-ford/und-drueckt-in-seiner-mode-auf-den-selbstausloeser.html

[kellina]

Thank you for the link, Maya, I appreciate you pointing it out.