Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Flaunts It

Flaunt Magazine catches up with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, the hot art dealer to the new generation who is all about business. The interesting angle is that Vlad realizes the whole business of art is changing and he has figured out a model that works in the new economy. Click through to the actual article and magnify the pages to see Vladimir and his thoughts close up. C'est merveilleux... Thank you to barlo for alerting me to this brilliant interview.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Flaunt Magazine. All Rights Reserved. Enhanced by Kellina de Boer.

The Roitfelds At New York Fashion Week

I finally had a chance to organize the fabulous collection of photographs of Carine Roitfeld and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld from New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 in their respective albums in the gallery; be sure to check back soon for the Vladimir album complete with his stylish girlfriend Giovanna Battaglia.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photograph courtesy of style.com
Carine Roitfeld photograph courtesy of thecobrasnake.com

Update on samedi 20 février 2010 by kellina

Just added a few lovely photos of Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia at New York Fashion Week to the gallery. Gio always looks so like herself, the true mark of style.

Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of style.com

Vogue Paris March 2010: Rose Cordero

Rose Cordero looks stunning in Louis Vuitton as shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for the cover of the March issue of Vogue Paris; the colors and textures of the photograph pay tribute to the military trend while transcending it. The entire image glows, perfectly setting off Rose's radiant beauty. I cannot wait to see it in real life, I hope the foil matches the green in her eyeshadow to accent her singular eyes. This is my favorite cover since the brunette Lara Stone issue last September, simply elegant. Perhaps the March issue will herald the beginning of my subscription by post that I received as a lovely Christmas gift back in December... fingers crossed...

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

Update on vendredi 19 février 2010 by kellina

And how adorable is this—Carine Roitfeld holding the March issue of Vogue Paris!

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Terry Richardson. All Rights Reserved.

Me & The Roitfelds

They may not have included me in this gorgeous photograph† but I am mentioned along with "the perfect social totems" Julia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld as featured in the Fashion Week edition of New York Magazine.

Indeed, there’s an entire website slavishly devoted to tracking the family; it’s called I Want To Be A Roitfeld and is run by a Carine-possessed woman who goes by the pseudonym Kellina de Boer (though her phone number, and accent, are registered in Norwell, Massachusetts). Early on, one commenter, who Kellina is convinced is Julia, wrote, “hey girl writing on my family… you are a freak! spend your time on something more constructive!” Now, the blogger says, “if I write something that’s not true, she lets me know.” Julia, for her part, denies ever commenting on her site. “It’s flattering, but it’s scary at the same time."*

—Carl Swanson, "Les Enfants Are All Right"

†Note that I would fit in with my coloring.

*It's equally scary that I never actually gave any telephone number to Carl Swanson. For the record, my phone, my accent, and I do not reside in Norwell, Massachusetts.

Vladimir and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Update on lundi 15 février 2010 by kellina

P. S. Fun fact, if Julia Restoin-Roitfeld never commented on my blog then who would have the vested interest and insider knowledge to leave the comment that appeared below on December 6, 2009, in response to my post on Frank Tell? And silly me for taking it down!

© 2010 Kellina de Boer. All Rights Reserved. Modified from the original post (two photos are omitted).

Roitfeld Valentines

Christian Restoin and Carine Roitfeld photograph courtesy of Paper Magazine.
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic photograph  © 2009 Next Company. All Rights Reserved.
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of V Magazine .