Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld: The Art Of Living

Special thanks to Gala for posting an article with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld from the October issue of the Italian version of Style. It is a fabulous little interview, revealing many of Vladi's favorites so I have attempted to translate it from Italian to English here for you. Please let me know if you can improve the translation. Grazie!

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld: L'Arte Di Vivere

È il ragazzo più glamour di Manhattan. Viene da Parigi ed è il figlio dell'anti-Wintour, la signora di Vogue Francia. Fa il mercante di opere contemporanee. ‹‹A 27 anni è bello cambiare tutto. E passare da Hollywood a Keith Haring››. Grazie ad amici come Testino e Armani.

La top four dei suoi preferiti:

FILM:
Les Valseuses de Bertrand Blier, 1974

REGISTI:
Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese

ATTORI:
Marlon Brando, Patrick Dewaere, Meryl Streep

STILISTI:
Armani, Dior, Rei Kawakubo

Le cinque cose di cui non può fare a meno nella vita sono: "Genitori, sorella, fidanzata, amici e Blackberry".

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld: The Art Of Living

He is the most glamorous guy in Manhattan. He comes from Paris and is the son of anti-Wintour, the lady of Vogue Paris. He works as a dealer of contemporary art. "A 27-year-old looking to change everything. And go from Hollywood to Keith Haring." With friends like Testino and Armani.

His top four favorites:

FILM
Les Valseuses by Bertrand Blier (1974)

DIRECTORS
Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese

ACTORS
Marlon Brando, Patrick Dewaere, Meryl Streep

DESIGNERS
Armani, Dior, Rei Kawakubo

The five things he cannot do without in life: "Parents, sister, girlfriend, friends, and Blackberry."

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld Rocks A Bun

Just when I thought she had no way left to shock me, Carine Roitfeld turns up at Paris Fashion Week for the Stella McCartney collection wearing her hair in a tight, fuzzy bun?! What happened to those beautiful hair extensions?

Carine Roitfeld with hair up photographs © 2010 Condé Nast and twitpic.com/2umlpa

Carine Roitfeld: Festin

It seems that the editorial "Festin" (or in English, "feast") in the October issue of Vogue Paris has resulted in strong opinions. Mine is that only Carine Roitfeld could make food look so pornographic! Visit the photo gallery to see the entire editorial "Festin" featuring the beautiful Crystal Renn and a pile of meat which she eats with abandon. The photography is by Terry Richardson. What is your opinion of this editorial?

Vogue Paris editorial images © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Shoots For VMAN

Remember back in August when I mentioned that Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photographed her boyfriend Robert Konjic for VMAN? The article has finally been published, see above. Konjic reports in the piece that he maintains his sexy skin using the array of products shown — men, listen up! Julia also put together a collection of songs to get things rolling in the studio the day of the shoot, check out her "Summer Mix Tape" to hear her inspiration.

Robert Konjic photograph © 2010 VMAN, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Le Bal Masqué De Vogue Paris Photos

As you all know, Carine Roitfeld and Vogue Paris staged a masquerade ball at the Hotel Pozzo di Borgo in Paris in order to revel in the magazine's 90th birthday. And revel they did! I reveled as well though elsewhere so I am just getting around to adding the photographs to the gallery et voilà — le bal masqué de Vogue Paris photos! I love how The New York Times noted that the extensive preparation by the guests for the masked ball indicated "the pent-up demand among the fashion elite for a truly decadent affair." Indeed. Per usual, Carine Roitfeld knew how to satiate the desire. May the next ninety years of Vogue Paris be as bold, as decadent, as irreverent, as audacious, as fun.

Carine Roitfeld and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia courtesy of theimportanceofbeingoreo.wordpress.com

Update on lundi 4 octobre 2010 by kellina

If you have not yet read the hilarious account of the party preparations by Garance Doré (the only person in the world not invited to Carine's masked ball) go there now, it is a must.