Julia Restoin-Roitfeld At Serpentine

On July 9, London's fashion elite converged on the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens for one of the highlights of the British social calendar. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld was resplendent in the jet black beaded dress from Topshop pictured above. Other fabulous partygoers included hostess Malin Jeffries (in Donna Karan), Mario Testino, Dasha Zhukova (in Alaïa), Pharrell Williams, Thandie Newton (in a Matthew Williamson digital print dress, pre-Spring 2010 at that), Bianca Jagger, Roisin Murphy (in Dolce & Gabbana), Lily Donaldson, Erin O'Connor (in Donna Karan), Natalie Imbruglia, Poppy Delevigne (also in Topshop), and Damien Hirst. This annual soirée is for a good cause, too; the proceeds will help to fund the Serpentine Gallery's art education program for children.

Also worth noting is the design of this year's outdoor pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery. Each summer since 2000, the gallery has commissioned an internationally recognized architect to create an open-air space for seasonal events. This year the Serpentine chose Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Tokyo firm Sanaa. The polished aluminum canopy and stainless steel columns snake through Kensington Gardens reflecting the sky and the trees. The serpentine structure seems to meld into its natural setting rather than conflicting with it. Other works by Sanaa include the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Christian Dior store in Tokyo, and the Zollverein School of Management and Design in Essen, Germany.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photograph courtesy of handbag.com
Serpentine Gallery photograph courtesy of fabsugar.com

Donaldson Out, Battaglia In

At this point the photographic evidence suggests that Giovanna Battaglia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are inseparable and deliriously happy to be so. We raise our glasses along with theirs in toast to the world's most perfect couple, uniting the best of Paris and Milan in the fair city of New York. I cannot wait to see what happens next... Giovanna is wearing a dress from the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 09 collection. Adieu, Lily ! Bon voyage !

Giovanna Battaglia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph and Lily Donaldson photograph courtesy of rdujour.com

How Long Has This Been Going On

Here's a photo of Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia together taken on June 13 in Porto Ercole, Italy. They look divinely happy to me and make one gorgeous couple. Although Gio really needs to quit smoking, what an ugly habit for such a beautiful girl. J'adore Vladimir's superhero pose, I could imagine them bringing out the best in each other. And while I am dreaming, how about Giovanna Battaglia for editor-in-chief of Vogue US?

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph coutesy of wireimage.com via rdujour.com

Vladi + Gio?

Okay, this is looking serious enough to move to the front page! I haven't seen my suspicions confirmed in print, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words... Are Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia officially a couple now? We, the fashion obsessed, need to know. Imagine, how would one decide on which side of the church to sit should it come to nuptials...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph source: style.com

Carine Roitfeld On Avenue Montaigne

I have never seen a photograph as beautiful as this one by Monochrome Magazine of Carine Roitfeld strolling the Avenue Montaigne. She has such presence that her colored form seems to be alive in the midst of this monochromatic metropolis. Even though her back is to the camera, she appears to exist outside of the one dimension in which she is captured here. Phew, I will return to this image again and again for inspiration. And wait until you see who is playing footsy with Vladimir...

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2009 by Monochrome Magazine. All Rights Reserved.