Vladi + Gio?

Okay, this is looking serious enough to move to the front page! I haven't seen my suspicions confirmed in print, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words... Are Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia officially a couple now? We, the fashion obsessed, need to know. Imagine, how would one decide on which side of the church to sit should it come to nuptials...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph source: style.com

The Roitfelds in Venice

The 53rd Venice Biennale commenced yesterday and partygoers had to make hard choices. Carine and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld opted to attend the bash onboard the Missoni family's sailboat in honor of the artist exhibiting this year at the US Pavilion, Bruce Nauman. All of the guests were asked to remove their shoes before boarding the Timoteo so as not to damage the boat's delicate teak deck. Bien sûr, Carine was excused from going barefoot because she was wearing her Alaïa laceups which take an hour to lace up.

J'adore the laceup theme twining through Carine's entire ensemble—tying in the pattern of the blouse as well as its laces, winding through the bandage as bondage effect of the skirt, wending its way down to end with the Alaïa beauties. If only we could see the shoes in this photo...

Image of "Human/Need/Desire" (1983) by Bruce Nauman courtesy of Museum of Modern Art
Carine Roitfeld and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph courtesy of Fashion Week Daily

Update on dimanche 7 juin 2009 by kellina

I found a full-length photo of Carine's outfit that includes the shoes...

Being the only person on board wearing heels also means that Carine was four inches taller than everyone else. She is so clever. Note that hostess Angela Missoni is standing on her tiptoes in a vain attempt to keep up with Carine. Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of Vogue, can be seen in the background wearing black and green. Not sure, but that may be the evening's guest of honor, Bruce Nauman, on the left.

Carine Roitfeld, Angela Missoni, Franca Sozzani photograph © 2009 Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Europe. All Rights Reserved.

Update on mardi 9 juin 2009 by kellina

The white and black blouse that Carine is wearing is also Alaïa and is featured in the June/July issue of Vogue Paris in the editorial sampled above, Love Makes the World Go Round.

The Roitfeld Family

I can't feign any longer, it's time to unleash my primal urges at last: I want to be a Roitfeld. And so do you. Hence I Want To Be A Roitfeld is established as a mechanism to communicate this desire among all similarly cursed. Because life would be so easy as a Roitfeld, so glamorous, so chic. We'd be blessed with brainy beauty, effortless appeal, and les talons—oooo la la ! Browse the site for all of the information about the family that is made publicly available. Because I know that you can never get enough Roitfeld.