Roitfeld And Battaglia At Missoni Party

As Milan Fashion Week ended, the Missoni family hosted an intimate dinner for their friends in the industry before they dashed off to the next round of shows in Paris. Angela Missoni's beautifully appointed apartment was the scene for the soirée, notice her amazing collection of art in the background; on the evening's menu were bacalao, prosciutto crudo, smoky risotto, and plenty of wine. Celebrating the success of another season in Milan were several generations of the Missoni family members as well as Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia, Bianaca Brandolini, Fiona Scarry, and Eugenie Niarchos among others. It must be cold in Milan, Vlad is wearing his beloved Chrome Hearts beanie.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photographs © 2011 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Roitfeld And Battaliga Engaged?

I noticed this adorable little puppy in Giovanna Battaglia's Twitpics, isn't he so cute? Then my eyes focused on the gorgeous diamond on her ring finger on her left hand — WHOA!!! I realize women wear rings on various fingers these days with no particular meaning attached, but this ring screams "attached." I certainly cannot state definitively that she and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are engaged to be married but this evidence strongly suggests the possibility... If anyone knows anything about the status of their relationship, please let me know. We certainly would want to be among the first to congratulate the happy couple if so...

Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of Twitter.com/Batgiovanna

Carine Roitfeld's Last Vogue Paris Party Photos

Remember the private Vogue Paris party that Carine Roitfeld hosted in honor of Frida Giannini, Gucci's creative director... somehow the photos that originally circulated did not include Giovanna Battaglia or Emmanuelle Alt or the iconic one of Carine featured above so I have added a new collection to the photo gallery. Of course Carine ended her time with Vogue Paris with a bang... Oooo la la...

Carine Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photographs courtesy of 1omagazine.com and purple-diary.com

Roitfeld And Battaglia: Milan Fashion Week Fall 2011

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia have been spotted in Milan viewing the menswear collections for Fashion Week and they look fabulous! The outfit above featuring the leopard skirt is one of my all time favorite combinations by Giovanna, every detail is perfect. She is so beautiful — those amazing eyes — and the colors complement her exquisitely. I also like how the Suno skirt, the gorgeous green leather jacket, and the details of her accessories all work together in the outfit below to accentuate her already tiny waist, pure genius. For more fun, my lovely friend Gala has posted a collection of photos from Giovanna's modeling days with Dolce & Gabbana, she is one seriously beautiful woman. Grazie, Gala! As for the fashion choices made by Vladimir, monsieur had yet to shed his outerwear so not much to say beyond cute hat...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2011 Boheme Noir. All Rights Reserved.
Giovanna Battaglia photographs courtesy of Stockholm Street Style and Team Peter Stigter.

Giovanna Battaglia For Eddie Borgo

Jewelry designer Eddie Borgo has developed an interesting concept to publicize his work; rather than relying on a traditional model for a lookbook, he selects an editor or stylist to model his line for a poster each season. For his Spring/Summer 2011 collection, Borgo has chosen Giovanna Battaglia as the face.

"Giovanna was very much in my head when I was designing the spring collection,” explained Borgo. “She loves jewelry and is not afraid to pile it on. She also, in her own way, is an example of high-end meets street.” Inspired by icons of fetishism, Borgo's latest collection artistically incorporates bondage cuffs, corsets, and padlocks in a manner that seems at once scary yet ladylike. Naturally Giovanna is also a fan of the collection: “Each piece is so amazingly done. You don’t even think about the dark side of it.”

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld provided art direction for the poster, Paul Maffi shot the exquisite black and white photographs, and Borgo's love interest, Keegan Singh, styled the shoot. Last season Borgo chose Kate Lanphear, style director for ELLE, to represent his line and previous collections have been modeled by Lauren Santo Domingo and Vanessa Traina.

Giovanna Battaglia photograph © 2011 Eddie Borgo. All Rights Reserved.