Special thanks to Gala for posting an article with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld from the October issue of the Italian version of Style. It is a fabulous little interview, revealing many of Vladi's favorites so I have attempted to translate it from Italian to English here for you. Please let me know if you can improve the translation. Grazie!
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld: L'Arte Di Vivere
È il ragazzo più glamour di Manhattan. Viene da Parigi ed è il figlio dell'anti-Wintour, la signora di Vogue Francia. Fa il mercante di opere contemporanee. ‹‹A 27 anni è bello cambiare tutto. E passare da Hollywood a Keith Haring››. Grazie ad amici come Testino e Armani.
La top four dei suoi preferiti:
FILM:
Les Valseuses de Bertrand Blier, 1974
REGISTI:
Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese
ATTORI:
Marlon Brando, Patrick Dewaere, Meryl Streep
STILISTI:
Armani, Dior, Rei Kawakubo
Le cinque cose di cui non può fare a meno nella vita sono: "Genitori, sorella, fidanzata, amici e Blackberry".
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld: The Art Of Living
He is the most glamorous guy in Manhattan. He comes from Paris and is the son of anti-Wintour, the lady of Vogue Paris. He works as a dealer of contemporary art. "A 27-year-old looking to change everything. And go from Hollywood to Keith Haring." With friends like Testino and Armani.
His top four favorites:
FILM
Les Valseuses by Bertrand Blier (1974)
DIRECTORS
Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese
ACTORS
Marlon Brando, Patrick Dewaere, Meryl Streep
DESIGNERS
Armani, Dior, Rei Kawakubo
The five things he cannot do without in life: "Parents, sister, girlfriend, friends, and Blackberry."
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.