Keith Me

An interesting question was posed on Fashion Spot: what is your favorite editorial from Vogue Paris in 2009? My favorite is either "No Smoking" or "Keith Me" both of which were styled à la Roitfeld of course. I've added both editorials to the Roitfeld gallery, take a minute to look at the "Keith Me" editorial and consider the thought that went into styling it. The clothing and accessories are chosen carefully as is the color and positioning of the body paint to craft images that are gorgeous, original, provocative, current. The perfect outfit for perhaps a Marrakech hotel soirée... "No Smoking" appealed to me with its irreverent humour [incidentally it was styled just around the time the stylist's son split with the model...chicken? egg? incidentally? but I digress...]. What is your favorite editorial that appeared in Vogue Paris over the last year?

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

Roitfeld In Marrakech

The legendary hotel La Mamounia opened its famous doors last week after a three year closure and Carine Roitfeld was one of the many luminaries that checked in to celebrate the return of this Moroccan delight. The evening's entertainment included Cirque du Soleil and José Carreras and afterhours in the hotel lounge, Churchill Bar, a few of the stellar karaoke singers taking the stage were Carine Roitfeld, Matthew Williamson, Daria Werbowy, Inez van Lamsweerde, and Vinoodh Matadin. The party guests included Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Ferry, Juliette Binoche, and Adrien Brody. The hotel was redesigned by the acclaimed Jacques Garcia while closed; he also did Hôtel Costes in Paris. Among many other notable facts: La Mamounia was the setting for Alfred Hitchcock's amazing film The Man Who Knew Too Much.

La Mamounia photograph courtesy of mamounia.com
Daria Werbowy and Matthew Williamson photograph © 2009 Derek Blasberg. All Rights Reserved.

Update on mercredi 3 février 2010 by kellina

Free Internet Press has published an interesting article on the future of Marrakech.

Vogue Paris 2010 Calendar

Iselin Steiro, Natasha Poly, and Raquel Zimmerman were photographed by Mario Sorrenti at the Lido in Paris for the Vogue Paris 2010 calendar. The disco glamour theme of this year is certainly a sharp contrast to last year's pinup girls, they appear nearly prim by comparison. As another critic noted, where does fashion fit into the picture? I understand the concept of making art using girls, but this calendar barely includes clothing or accessories.

Vogue Paris 2010 calendar image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Vogue Paris December 2009/January 2010: Laetitia Casta

Going into a meeting so I will post more soon but wanted to let you know the rumor is true: Carine Roitfeld has selected Laetitia Casta as the guest editor for the December 2009/January 2010 issue of Vogue Paris.

Vogue Paris December 2009/January 2010 issue cover image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Vogue Paris Collections

Carine Roitfeld is in charge of three publications: Vogue Paris, Vogue Hommes International, and Vogue Paris Collections. Since I learned about the third one only recently, I thought I'd share it with you in case you weren't aware of this unique resource. Vogue Paris Collections includes photographs of the entire collection of hundreds of designers from all over the world complete with accessories. Yes, we can all view this material online for free, but there is something about this thorough and comprehensive printed display of the collections that cannot be matched by an online viewing. It is much easier to perceive the theme of a collection when you can see all of the pieces at once, side by side. The collections are typically arranged in order of show location and then alphabetically by designer for easy reference. Provided of course that you know who shows where, but this is also a wonderful way to reinforce that knowledge should one need a refresher. The next issue, Vogue Paris Collections Spring/Summer 2010, is due on the racks December 4 so be sure to get your copy of this limited edition collectors' item.

Vogue Paris Collections Spring/Summer 2010 cover image © 2009 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.