New York Fashion Week Front Row

What an amazing few days to be in New York City. First, Fashion Celebration Night, aka shopping with Vogue editors at fabulous parties in store late night complete with celebrity bartenders and DJs such as... Alexa Chung! Je l'adore. So begins New York Fashion Week and look at the gorgeous outfits that Carine and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia have styled for the front row. Carine's hair color is perfect, a rich, flattering shade and I like the note of casual sophistication she hits with her "preppy look." Julia has nailed the sexy rock chic thing yet as usual looking oh so natural. Gio's hands with primary colored nails and bracelets are just the touch to break the monochromatic elegance of her outfit. And check out Genevieve Jones' groovy glasses...

With three more fashion capitals left to visit this season, couldn't we do Fashion Celebration Night for every Fashion Week? Same body of beautiful people gathered in similar gorgeous fashion locations... Paris, Milan, London, let's imagine the shopping possibilities... Highlighting the heady Fashion Week events were the dinner and party around Vladimir's latest collaboration, "Richard Hambleton—New York".

Photos of Carine Roitfeld, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia, and Genevieve Jones at New York Fashion Week courtesy of Style.com

Vogue Paris Translation: Editorial, September 2009

Here is Carine Roitfeld's editorial for the September 2009 issue of Vogue Paris in French and in English (albeit my powers of translation leave a bit to be desired). Also forgive me for accidentally cutting off the top of the image when scanning but I simply have not the time to retouch it. Curiously, Farrah Fawcett appears in the montage of photos but not the text...

Elles s'appellent Angela Merkel, Toni Morrison, Aung San Suu Kyi, Lydia Cacho Ribeiro ou encore Natalia Estemirova, journaliste et militante russe des droits de l'homme retrouvée assassinée en Tchétchénie au moment où nous bouclons ce numéro. Intellectuelles, présidentes à la tête de démocraties, opposantes à des dictatures au pouvoir, directrices d'ong, chercheurs, grands reporters, elles font de leur vie une course contre la montre pour dénoncer l'injustice, l'oppression, les atteintes à la liberté, pour défendre les plus faibles et donner au monde un visage humain. Ces femmes sont des héroïnes, des spécimens de courage, vies battantes éprouvées à sens unique : les autres. Elles s'appellent Liza Minnelli, Gloria Vanderbilt, Bianca Jagger ou Debbie Harry. Voix tombée du ciel, allure admirable, volonté de fer, talent inouï pour se brûler les ailes, ces spécimens-là sont tout aussi rares, objets de désir, d'admiration et d'inspiration. Elles pourraient finir au coeur d'un film ou d'un roman. Des héroïnes là encore au sens où elles paient de leur personne, transcendent l'ordinaire et s'illustrent hors du commun. Portraits, interviews, mises en scène mode à la manière de... Ce Vogue de rentrée rend hommage et célèbre des femmes extraordinaires, des modèles uniques à grandeur universelle.

They are named Angela Merkel, Toni Morrison, Aung San Suu Kyi, Lydia Cacho Ribeiro or Natalia Estemirova, the Russian journalist and human rights activist found assassinated at Chechnya at the time we completed this issue. Intellectuals, presidents, and heads of democracies, opposing dictatorships in power, directors of corporations, researchers, great reporters, they make their lives a race against time to denounce injustice, oppression, breaches of liberty, to defend the weak and to give the world a human face. These women are heroines, specimens of courage, giving their lives to others. They are named Liza Minnelli, Gloria Vanderbilt, Bianca Jagger or Debbie Harry. Voice fell from heaven, looking beautiful, iron will and incredible talent to burn the wings, these specimens are quite rare: objects of desire, of admiration, and of inspiration. They could end up in a film or novel. Heroines also in the sense that they give their all, transcend the ordinary and illustrate the extraordinary. Portraits, interviews, staged fashion… This Vogue of re-entry honors and celebrates the extraordinary women, the single souls with universal size.

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

Vogue Fashion Celebration Night Recap

Apparently my intel was off: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld celebrated Vogue's special event Fashion's Night Out in New York, not Milan as I previously reported. She is pictured here with Zani Gugelmann as well as Genevieve Jones and Cécile Winckler celebrating fashion at Miu Miu's party at their Manhattan boutique. Everyone shopped late into the night while sipping champagne, surely this must have led to economic stimulation!

In Paris, Carine Roitfeld and Karl Lagerfeld did appear at Chanel as promised with the lovely addition of Emmanuelle Alt. As fate would have it, Fashion Celebration Night fell on Lagerfeld's birthday so the lucky few that gained admission to Chanel can say they partied with him on his special day. I read that a crowd of admirers followed Carine around the city as she made her way from store to store, what fun. Though I didn't see her on this video on Europe1.fr, it does give a glimpse of the vibe of the citywide fashion party. Visit Cedric Benetti's site parisdeuxieme.com for excellent candids of Carine and Karl.

Photograph of Vogue Fashion Celebration Night signage courtesy of Europe1.fr
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Zani Gugelmann photograph courtesy of Park Avenue Peerage
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Genevieve Jones, and friend photograph courtesy of zimbio.com
Photographs of Carine Roitfeld, Karl Lagerfeld, and Emmanuelle Alt at Vogue Fashion Celebration Night © 2009 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Celebrate Fashion Tonight

Tonight is the night when Vogue celebrates fashion around the world. In Paris, Carine Roitfeld and Karl Lagerfeld will anchor the Chanel store in what promises to be a unique shopping experience. Here is the news item from Vogue Paris regarding tonight as well as my attempt at translation.

Soutenir l'univers de la mode contre vents et crise : toutes les éditions internationales de Vogue sont d'accord qui, chacune à sa manière, se mobilise dans cette optique-là. Côté Vogue France, l'engagement prend des allures d'événement chic et ludique, le magazine ayant décidé de se livrer corps et âme à une déclaration de style lors d'une soirée déroulée le 10 septembre prochain au cœur du triangle d'or parisien. Le principe : un shopping orchestré par les rédactrices du journal (au premier rang desquelles Carine Roitfeld), présentes sur le terrain, prêtes à dégainer sélection de looks coup de cœur et conseils personnalisés. De Chanel à Prada, de Dolce & Gabbana à Ralph Lauren ou Gucci, de Balenciaga à Versace, de Nina Ricci à Dior... Le parcours devrait relever de la plus belle chasse aux trésors de glamour et d'élégance et, à l'arrivée, ne compter que des gagnants. Vogue Fashion Celebration Night, le 10 septembre de 18 heures à 23 heures, avenue Montaigne, avenue George V et rue François 1 lr, 75008 Paris.

To support the universe of fashion in winds of crisis: all the international editions of Vogue agree that, each in its own way, they are mobilized to this end. For Vogue France, the engagement takes the form of a chic and ludic event, the magazine having decided to devote body and soul to a declaration of style at a party held next September 10 in the heart of the Golden Triangle of Paris. The principle: a shopping spree orchestrated by the editors of fashion publications (first and foremost Carine Roitfeld) who will be standing by, ready to recommend their favorite looks and advise you personally. From Chanel to Prada, Dolce & Gabbana to Ralph Lauren or Gucci, Balenciaga to Versace, Nina Ricci, Dior... The course should be the most beautiful treasure hunt of glamour and elegance to the finish and everyone wins. Vogue Fashion Night Celebration, September 10, 6 to 11 p.m., Avenue Montaigne, Avenue George V and Rue François 1 lr, 75008 Paris.

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

Browse September Vogue Paris

Darlings, brilliant news—the September issue of Vogue Paris is now available to browse online via journaux.fr. I simply cannot wait to read the full-sized version, it looks like Farrah Fawcett made Carine Roitfeld's editorial this month and for "Une Fille Un Style" she chose Kasia Smutniak (spotted with Vladimir front row at Fashion Week recently). More details on that as soon as I have my hands on a copy. And let's not forget the gorgeous Lara Stone editorial...

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

Update on mercredi 2 septembre 2009 by kellina

Apparently something has changed on the site and you can no longer preview Vogue Paris electronically there. My apologies!