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Entries in Carine Roitfeld (631)

samedi
août272011

Olivier Zahm And Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent

Olivier Zahm has the extraordinarily good fortune to be holding his advance copy of my favorite book of all time, Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent, that he edited for Rizzoli. It's so big! Only 51 days until publication... Pre-order your copy today for only $63 on Amazon and you will be among the first to receive it, you will also be guaranteed this price instead of the $100 for which it retails.

Olivier Zahm holding Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent © 2011 PURPLE FASHION magazine. All Rights Reserved.

lundi
août222011

Carine Roitfeld By Arabella Proffer

I am delighted to present this portrait of Carine Roitfeld, painted especially for I Want To Be A Roitfeld by the talented and gracious Arabella Proffer. The original painting is 5" x 6" oil on paper and depicts Carine against the backdrop of her chic Parisian apartment. Arabella is an artist and designer who refers to herself as an unabashed Mannerist. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, then moved from coast to coast until settling in Cleveland, Ohio, at least for now. For more of Arabella's wonderful art, please be sure to visit her at arabellaproffer.com. Thank you very much for sharing your talent with all of us, Arabella!

Carine Roitfeld painting © 2011 Arabella Proffer. All Rights Reserved.

jeudi
août182011

I Want To Be A Roitfeld: Stylish Blogger Award

It is time to recognize a few of my favorite people in the wide world of blogs! I cannot believe that eight
Kate Ringo Suzuki, Everyday Glamour
 months have elapsed since my best blog friend, Kate Ringo Suzuki from Everyday Glamour, blessed me with the Stylish Blogger Award last December, but finally here we are... I am so excited to be able to use this award to acknowledge all of the fabulous people who continue to inspire me, and I hope that you know you are the top of the list, Kate! Thanks a million for your constant support from the very beginning of this site, your encouragement and positive attitude always inspire me, your friendship means the world to me, and you are one of my favorite writers.

Leslie Rowlands, La Maison FouNote that the lovely Leslie Rowlands from La Maison Fou kindly honored me with the same award a couple weeks later so I am now awarding it to thirty others instead of the standard fifteen. All right, so my list grew closer to forty once I made it... I am sticking to only ten facts though! Wait until you read them, you may be glad I limited myself thusly...

Thank you so much, Kate and Leslie, it is a distinct honor to be nominated by both of you!

Ten Facts About Me:

  1. I really want to be Lou Doillon but I Want To Be A Birkin Gainsbourg Doillon seemed awkward back in May 2009. I do use "Lou" as my Starbucks name, in tribute to both Mademoiselle Doillon and my beloved granny.
  2. One of my fondest artistic memories is addressing my family's Christmas cards each year. I learned calligraphy at an early age and my mother was more than happy to delegate this particular task to me.
  3. If I could change one of my physical features, it would be my feet.
  4. My favorite color is black.
  5. I love that my birthday falls on the Ides of March. Half lion, half lamb, definitely.
  6. I think schools should require students to recite poetry from memory in order to graduate. Song lyrics don't count. Maybe revive the McGuffey reader, too, those were the days...
  7. I borrowed Roots by Alex Haley from my elementary school library. Upon checkout, the librarian snorted derisively. "You'll never read that!" I don't know exactly how many times I renewed it, but I assure you that I read every word. Thanks, Jean! There is nothing I enjoy like a challenge. I also recommend it heartily as one of the most moving books I have ever read.
  8. I like to be alone. This used to concern me until I realized I am a writer.
  9. Language is my true love, followed closely by music and art. So I guess you could say summarily that expression is my true love. Succinct expression is my true love. There, phew!
  10. My fondest wish is for a role in a Godard film. Since we are wishing, specifically I want to play the part of Lou Doillon in her biopic as filmed by Godard, now we've come full circle.

And the blogs that I love are... drum roll please...

A Lefthanded Life

Accro De La Mode

Arabella Proffer

Capote's Swans

Casa De Sasha

Circa Fashion

Desde Las Manías

E.P. Cutler

Everyday Glamour

Fashion And Frank

Fashion 156

Filep Motwary

French Word-A-Day

Gala

Hogan McLaughlin

I Love Ur Dress

In New York Paris Tomorrow

Jet Set Confidential

Know Wear

La Maison Fou

Lost In Translation

Lula - The Subject I Know Best

Madame M La Mode

Maison Arf

Mon Petit Chou Chou

Moulagerie

Pheasants & Vultures

Prêt À Porter P

Rare Vintage

Reneessance

Ritournelle

Sartorial Girl

Sisters In Black Frocks

Style Souk

Style-a-holic

The Beauty File

The Family Table

What I Saw Today

Kate Ringo Suzuki photo © 2011 Kate Ringo Suzuki. Leslie Rowlands photo © 2011 Leslie Rowlands. All Rights Reserved.

jeudi
août182011

Carine Roitfeld For Interview Magazine

Karl Lagerfeld shot Carine Roitfeld for the September issue of Interview Magazine and the images are incredible! The photo of Carine in ponytails from her modeling portfolio is utterly adorable. Then there's the image of her wearing seamed stockings ascending a staircase as if she is making love to it... Oh, and let's not forget Carine posing with the leopard, could they have been inspired by Bringing Up Baby? Take a look...

 

Carine Roitfeld photographs by Karl Lagerfeld © 2011 Interview Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

mardi
août162011

Carine Roitfeld: Sneak Peek

As Harper's Bazaar Australia recently pointed out, I am in heaven right now. There's no other possible explanation for the abundance of Carine Roitfeld right now. First, Rizzoli New York has begun revealing spreads from the forthcoming biography, Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent. They specify that the images cannot be reproduced without written permission from the publisher so check their Facebook page and prepare to be mesmerized! I cannot wait to get my hands on this book... Also, note that a signed poster of Carine will be included in a special edition available exclusively at Barneys New York... Which segues perfectly in to the next Roitfeld sneak peek... I have been meaning to mention that Barneys is revealing new images from the campaign Carine Roitfeld has styled and guest edited for Fall 2011 — "Carine's World"— one a day through Fashion Week so be sure to check their blog regularly. I will also be adding the catalog spreads to the photo gallery. Oh to be a Roitfeld...

Carine Roitfeld et al photographs © 2011 Barneys New York. All Rights Reserved.