I Want To Be A Roitfeldhttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/fr-FR2012-02-11T06:58:46ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Carine Roitfeld: Glamorous At amfAR Galahttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/2/10/carine-roitfeld-glamorous-at-amfar-gala.htmlkellina2012-02-11T03:19:25ZCarine Roitfeld Fashion Fundraisers Julia Restoin-Roitfeld New York City

Other women looking especially glamorous in support of amfAr:

Julia Restoin-RoitfeldJulianne MooreLeighton MeesterAlexa Chung

]]>Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's Baby Bumphttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/2/9/julia-restoin-roitfelds-baby-bump.htmlkellina2012-02-10T04:11:54ZCarine Roitfeld Family Julia Restoin-Roitfeld New York City Robert Konjic

Photographers recorded Julia Restoin-Roitfeld at six months pregnant last night at the amfAR gala event, look at her cute little baby bump! She and dapper baby daddy Robert Konjic appear relaxed and radiant. I love the thoughts that Carine shared about her grandchild: “[Julia] doesn’t want to know [the child's sex]. I’m very proud of her, because me, I would not be able to do that. But you know, in a way, today you can know everything about anything, and to refuse to know I think is quite chic.”

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic photographs courtesy of nymag.com, huffingtonpost.com, and zimbio.com.

]]>Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Presents Ouattara Watts: Vertigohttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/2/8/vladimir-restoin-roitfeld-presents-ouattara-watts-vertigo.htmlkellina2012-02-09T04:35:37ZArt Fashion New York City Ouattara Watts Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld

Last night in Manhattan, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld hosted another of his infamous art openings, impeccably timed to coincide with the beginning of New York Fashion Week. His latest exhibition features the colorful textures of neo-expressionist Ouattara Watts in "Vertigo" with 18 of the works on view for the first time. Watts was born in West Africa in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and studied at L’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris before moving to New York in the late 1980s under the influence of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Working to integrate his love of music and especially jazz with his art, Watts creates his intense collages and paintings primarily from recycled materials. He has shown at the Whitney Museum and the Venice Biennale among other notable venues. The current exhibit is on display through 19 February at 560 Washington Street. Guests toasted the affair afterwards with Hotpants cocktails at Acme, including the mother of the curator, Carine Roitfeld, attired in a striking skirt by Marc Jacobs, nude stockings with black seam by Wolford, and the racy hot rod pumps from the Prada Spring/Summer 2012 collection. Read more about Ouattara Watts in an intriguing interview by Cool Hunting.

]]>I Want To Be A Roitfeld... Or An Alt?http://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/2/6/i-want-to-be-a-roitfeld-or-an-alt.htmlkellina2012-02-07T04:22:03ZCarine Roitfeld Emmanuelle Alt Fashion Style

I love that one of my darling editors chose to wear her brand new IWTBAR tee for casual Friday at the office. I love especially the subtle irony with which she styled herself by wearing a Roitfeld tee with an Emmanuelle Alt look to the outfit, the white blazer, the black denim, the belt, the cuffs... total rock chic, j'adore.

]]>I Want To Be A Roitfeld Tees And Mugshttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/29/i-want-to-be-a-roitfeld-tees-and-mugs.htmlkellina2012-01-30T02:41:19ZCarine Roitfeld Fashion Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Style Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld

Show your love for all things Roitfeld and especially IWTBAR with our brand new tees and mugs! The official IWTBAR tee is American Apparel 100% cotton and fits quite snugly, shrinking one size after cycling through the dryer, so be conscious of this when choosing the correct size. Available in girly style S, M, L, XL (US sizes, complete measurements are listed in inches) in white only. The official IWTBAR mug is white ceramic, measures 4" x 4", and was produced in China. Both the tee and the mug are printed in the US. If you are interested, visit the IWTB Shop for more details. As always, thanks for your support!

]]>Roitfeld Style Tip: Edit Your Wardrobehttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/26/roitfeld-style-tip-edit-your-wardrobe.htmlkellina2012-01-26T16:08:25ZCarine Roitfeld Fashion Kate Ringo Suzuki Style Tips

Roitfeld Style Tip: Edit Your Wardrobe
By Kate Ringo Suzuki

Carine Roitfeld was recently quoted as saying, “As you get older, you must never share your wardrobe with your daughter. Never ever. You will never look beautiful in a jean jacket and a mini-skirt, even if you have a beautiful body. You have to wear something for your age or you will look really ridiculous. There are too many 50-year-olds dressing as 20-year-olds. You have to look every five years at your wardrobe and say: 'Is it OK to wear this with my legs? Is it OK to wear sleeveless with my arms?' Then you have a cull. It's not nice but you have to do it.”

I believe that she is absolutely correct: To avoid the mutton-dressed-as-lamb look we must cull. I would go further than that, to say that the wardrobe culling is necessary to women of all ages. Given time, Ms. Roitfeld will realize that the sad truth is that the reverse is more prevalent in America, that many young lambs are presenting themselves as mutton, especially when it comes to motherhood. Americans, after all, invented “mom jeans.” Welcome to America! Fortunately, Ms. Roitfeld’s advice to regularly reevaluate our closets works to correct the even more atrocious wardrobe sin of, gasp!, looking matronly. Yes, it makes perfect sense — if you want to look your age, make editing your wardrobe routine.

Editing one’s wardrobe is something that few women take the time to do. For some reason, shopping for something new seems like a far more glamorous proposition. As a personal stylist, I see this time and time again. I help women who love to shop, who have closets that are overflowing. It is my job to help my clients make the best use of what they already own. It is my job to step in and tell them what not to wear. I tell them to stop shopping so much, to slow down, to get off the sartorial hampster wheel for a moment and take a good look at what they have now, what they have to work with, and then think more deeply about where they want to be. Like Yogi Berra says, “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” When the goal is to look as hot as Carine Roitfeld does, then you need to shop less and edit more. So strong is my belief in the value of regularly editing one’s wardrobe, that I wrote the Everyday Glamour Wardrobe Edit Workbook, which is available to anyone on my web site, Everyday Glamour. It is a valuable tool!

I believe in Ms. Roitfeld’s advice because the benefits of editing your wardrobe extend far beyond looking age appropriate. There is a huge economic incentive as well. For one, editing your wardrobe helps to mitigate the Eyes-Are-Bigger-Than-My-Wallet Syndrome, which afflicts many fashion lovers and can have crippling effects. Recently after editing my own closet, I realized that all of my shoes, save for a pair of cage heels, were worn out. I became all too aware of my desparate need for black platform ankle booties. I’m a card carrying fashion lover. I love the basic suede short boots that Maison Martin Margiela is showing this season. And since I am afflicted with the Eyes-Are-Bigger-Than-My-Wallet Syndrome, I could not bring myself to get the Nine West version. I tried. I really did! So I split the difference and sprang for the Barneys Co-op interpretation, which was 30% off. It was a stretch but I consoled myself with another Carine gem, “The less you have, the more you enjoy.”

Of course the moment after I purchased the Barneys Co-op platform ankle booties, I felt a compelling and urgent need for the Rag & Bone brown ankle boots. I edited my wardrobe and I know I need brown boots! But they are $545. So I must meditate upon this quote from the Bhagavad Gita:

“A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires — that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still — can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.”

Clearly whomever wrote those words never went shopping at Barneys.

Besides dressing age-appropriate and mitigating the crippling effects of the Eyes-Are-Bigger-Than-My-Wallet Syndrome, editing one’s closet eliminates waste. Not only is it the environmentally responsible thing to do, separating the wheat from the chaff makes dressing in the morning a snap. Each time I edit my wardrobe, I ask myself: Do I really need another black lace top? Do I need yet another Wolford patterned tight? And I realize, oh my god, I have a hoard stash of Wolford patterned tights. I can’t stop. I have a problem. But you know what they say, the first step toward recovery is to recognize that you have a problem.

When you realize that you really do not need any more black lace tops or Wolford patterned tights or... whatever it is that rocks your boat... then you reach a state of enlightenment whereby you will recognize with clarity your real need. What I really need is a Rick Owens leather jacket. Uh oh.

A Rick Owens leather jacket would look good on me — especially a brown one. Everyone in New York has a black one, but since I edit my wardrobe regularly, I have a good sense of what looks good on me. Editing your wardrobe forces you to wake up and take a good long look at yourself. This wardrobe editing business is not for the faint of heart, folks. It is the proverbial slap in the face. You see your flaws, but you can console yourself by recognizing your assets. And the good news is that once you know yourself, your flaws and your assets, you can then make an informed decision about what to do about it. In the end, editing your wardrobe gives you a renewed sense of confidence.

Carine says we should be editing our wardrobes every five years, but if you are not French, if you don’t get free designer clothing, and if you do not have perfect model proportions, then I recommend editing every six months. So what are you waiting for? Go to Everyday Glamour now and get the link to the Everyday Glamour Wardrobe Edit Workbook! Did I mention that it is free? Yes, it is free! Then you can get started! Is it a lot of work? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

]]>Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent At Armani/Librihttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/20/carine-roitfeld-irreverent-atarmanilibri.htmlkellina2012-01-20T17:49:03ZBooks Carine Roitfeld Fashion Giorgio Armani Irreverent Italy Milan

As you may know, Carine Roitfeld stopped by Giorgio Armani's bookstore, Armani/Libri, in Milan on Monday to greet admirers and sign copies of her new book Irreverent. Carine is pictured here with Terry Jones, the editor-in-chief of i-D Magazine, chilling at the Armani Bar after the event. I think she looks beautiful, radiant and refreshed.

]]>Carine Roitfeld For VMANhttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/12/carine-roitfeld-for-vman.htmlkellina2012-01-12T15:25:41ZCarine Roitfeld Editorial Fashion VMAN

The spring fashion issue of VMAN features Carine Roitfeld as guest editor and I like what I hear so far. Carine has chosen to feature real people in her issue rather than models, although she did pick a few celebrities. I love her approach, she imagined the editorials she styled as "dinner at her place," it sounds delicious. Carine explains the philosophy at work, “[It's] very new for a men's magazine. I like men trendy, but not fashion victims. It’s more effortless. When you work with real people, you can’t impose something.” Tahar Rahim covers the issue as shot by Nick Knight (his first time working with Carine!) and the stellar cast of photographers includes also Richard Avedon's grandson, Michael, Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber, Karl Lagerfeld, and Jean-Baptiste Mondino. VMAN 25 is packaged with a calendar (not featuring real people but Victoria's Secret models as photographed by Willy Vandeperre; above is Miss July, Adriana Lima) and appears on newsstands on February 14, the perfect Valentine's Day gift to all of us.

]]>Carine Roitfeld At Armani/Librihttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/11/carine-roitfeld-at-armanilibri.htmlkellina2012-01-11T18:11:20ZBooks Carine Roitfeld Giorgio Armani Irreverent Italy Milan

It seems Carine Roitfeld's book tour stops at only the most elite bookstores — first Colette in Paris, then Dover Street Market in London, followed by Bookmarc in New York — now she will appear at Armani/Libri in Milan. On 16 January, Carine will sign copies of her new biography, Irreverent, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Giorgio Armani's bookstore. Armani/Libri is located at via Mazoni 31, Milan. For reservations for the event, send email to rsvp.irreverent@giorgioarmani.it.

Sembra che il tour del libro di Carine Roitfeld si fermi solamente nelle librerie più d'elite — prima Colette a Parigi, poi Dover Street Market a Londra, seguita da Bookmarc a New York — ed ora apparirà all'Armani/Libri a Milano. Il 16 gennaio, Carine firmerà le copie della sua nuova biografia, Irreverent, dalle 18:00 alle 20:00 presso la libreria di Giorgio Armani. Armani/Libri si trova in via Manzoni 31, Milano. Per le prenotazioni per l'evento, inviare una email a rsvp.irreverent@giorgioarmani.it.

]]>I Want To Be A Roitfeld: 2011 In Reviewhttp://www.iwanttobearoitfeld.com/journal/2012/1/8/i-want-to-be-a-roitfeld-2011-in-review.htmlkellina2012-01-09T00:29:13ZCarine Roitfeld Editorial Fashion Style

Happy New Year, dear readers, from I Want To Be A Roitfeld! I hope that 2012 is very good to all of you, filled with health, joy, peace, and love. Thank you so much for faithfully reading along as we follow the stylish lives of the Roitfelds. Before we proceed too far into the new year, however, I would like to take a minute to look back at 2011; in particular, I want to recognize the contributions made by my extraordinary editorial team just in case you missed one or two. Additionally, I have decided to award a prize... drum roll please... the Barneys New York gift card for the most posts contributed across the four IWTB sites in 2011 goes to... Kate Ringo Suzuki! My wholehearted thanks to each of the IWTBAR editors, looking forward to an amazing 2012 with all of you!