Robert Konjic Photographs

The new Roitfeld family photo gallery that I added is sweet if I may say so myself. I love being able to flip through a collection of snapshots quickly and easily. However, I do not love that it is not indicated on the front page when photo albums are created or updated. To remedy this, I will occasionally post here to let you know that another batch of images is available. For example, please enjoy this excellent new album of photos featuring Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's boyfriend, Robert Konjic. Il est si beau, non ?

Robert Konjic photograph © 2009 Next Company. All Rights Reserved.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's Thesis

When Julia Restoin-Roitfeld graduated Parsons The New School for Design in 2006, the Department of Design + Management published the thesis abstracts of the senior class in a booklet entitled Designing Value. I had the good fortune to discover the collection of abstracts recently and of course I wanted to share it with all of you. I think Julia's thesis is not only clever, I think it is the future of the industry. As individuals continually have more and more access to goods (and via street photography blogs ways to wear them), homogeneity is the clear result. By being able to customize your goods at point of purchase you can better control your identity—the value added is individuality. What do you think?

Designing Value and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's thesis © 2006 Department of Design + Management of Parsons The New School for Design. All Rights Reserved.

Restoin-Roitfeld And Konjic In Love

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I posted the article "Restoin-Roitfeld And Konjic In Croatia" and asked if anyone could help with a translation? Krasi Genova generously offered to translate the text from Croatian to English for which we should all thank her. It's got lots of juicy bits about Julia and Robert that we might not have known otherwise. Hvala vam, Krasi!

Love in the land of ancestors
Translated from Croatian to English by Krasi Genova, journalist

Swedish model Robert Konjic brings his girlfriend Julia Restoin-Roitfeld to Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik reminds me of New York—full of tourists everywhere, all kinds of people are hanging around and having fun, and here I am talking with beautiful Julia Restoin-Roitfeld (28), model and designer and well known as the face of Tom Ford’s perfume Black Orchid. This beautiful brunette woman is the daughter of Carine Roitfeld—editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris—and current girlfriend of Robert Konjic, a top Swedish model with Croatian roots. Robie, as he is known among his friends and in the fashion field, is the face behind the Nautica and Gucci campaigns.

Two Scorpios

"Before knowing Robie I had heard a lot about beautiful Croatia, but I never came here even for a holiday. I hope to find time to come for the summer soon," said Julia, who lives in New York after graduating Parsons. She first met Robert a year ago, in a restaurant called Il Buco but love sparked just a few months ago. “We met at a dinner party, I went there with my brother Vladimir. I liked him instantly but he was with another girl. Later on we met at a New Year’s Eve party in Mexico, and we felt instantly that there was something between us." He liked the beautiful blue eyes of Julia and her sense of humor and kindness but he admitted his feelings only after they came back to London. She invited him to New York and since then they are together as a couple. “So far we’ve been together in Tuscany, Paris, Moscow, Mexico," says Robert who has in his past a previous marriage and a relationship with Dita Von Teese. Like characters from a romantic American love story they are fully and madly in love. “Robert is a wonderful man. We are both Scorpios and most of the time I feel like I know him from before,” says Julia who after Dubrovnik will fly to Paris to visit her parents and prepare for the upcoming fashion season.

Image of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic in Dubrovnik, Croatia courtesy of fashionspot.com.

Roitfeld And Konjic At Burberry Afterparty

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic are pictured here at the afterparty for Burberry as part of the London Fashion Week 25th anniversary festivities. Julia's cutouts are mesmerizing though I marginally prefer the jacket Robert is wearing. Okay, not really but it's darn close. Is it velvet? And the trim... sheesh, he's cute. I sure hope he auditions for a part in one of Carine's films.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic photograph © 2009 Condé Nast

Update on mercredi 23 septembre 2009 by kellina

And another! What a good-looking, well-dressed couple. I love the body language and the expressions here.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic photograph courtesy of zimbio.com

"Richard Hambleton—New York" Opening

Last night was the opening for Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's latest show, "Richard Hambleton—New York" which is a huge success—Hambleton's Pop Expressionist works sold out within a few hours, earning more than a million dollars. Looks like Vladi is blessed with that golden Roitfeld touch! Though we must certainly credit partners Andy Valmorbida and Giorgio Armani for their influence.

Hambleton himeslf made an unusual appearance as the guest of honor; others attending the opening included the family, Christian Restoin, Carine Roitfeld, and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia, Josh Hartnett, Alicia Keys, Bar Refaeli, Hilary Rhoda, Mary J. Blige, Ali Wise, Ally Hilfiger, Devon Aoki, Fabiola Beracasa, Hope Atherton, and Stavros Niarchos. Since both Magnus Berger and Lily Donaldson were there, I guess it's safe to say that the Restoin-Roitfelds like to stay friendly with their exes. That's such a nice quality. The party moved on to favorite spot Indochine and everyone danced late into the night. For Carine this meant on a table with Tom Pecheux and Joseph Altuzarra, ooo la la ! When fans hoisted Vladimir onto their shoulders, Carine kidded, “He gets that from me." See the photos of the afterparty.

Photograph of Andy Valmorbida, Richard Hambleton and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld © 2009 Glam Media, Inc.
Photograph of Andy Valmorbida, Roberta Armani, and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld © 2009 Glam Media, Inc.
Photographs of Carine Roitfeld and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld courtesy of lunchonthesteps.blogspot.com.

Update on jeudi 17 septembre 2009 by kellina

Visit Papermag for loads of pictures and a detailed description of the Richard Hambleton opening and afterparty. Here's a priceless shot of Carine Roitfeld dancing on the tables at Indochine. What a night!

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2009 Paper Publishing Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.