Introducing... I Want To Be An Alt

At first I stubbornly resisted this idea, but the day that Emmanuelle Alt was announced as the next editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris I had to look at myself and laugh. What did I happen to wear that day? Grey skinny jeans tucked into worn Harley Davidson boots, a blue and white pinstriped shirt untucked beneath a vintage black velvet jacket with the cuffs rolled... I was accidentally channeling the style of Emmanuelle Alt and not my idol, Carine Roitfeld! Clearly my heart belongs to the Roitfeld family but just as steadily as the refrain "I Want To Be A Roitfeld" played in my mind, my fascination with Emmanuelle Alt has grown and I am increasingly curious to see her Vogue Paris. I will always want to be a Roitfeld but at the same time a part of me is screaming, "I Want To Be An Alt!" Let us see where the freshly anointed queen of Parisian rock 'n' roll chic takes us...

Special thanks to Pierre-Alban HF from The Crowd for his kind permission to use this striking photograph of Emmanuelle, visit his blog for more lovely shots of Paris street fashion.

Emmanuelle Alt photograph © 2011 Pierre-Alban HF. All Rights Reserved.

Comments

[BRAD]

I saw that recent interview clip that Emmanuelle Alt did with Hilary Alexander and was blown away by how sweet & down-to-earth she is! Now, I seriously can't wait to see what the "new" Paris Vogue will look like... Perhaps a more 'down-to-earth' magazine, as well...??

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baci ♥ Brad

[maya]

haha, cool! Emmanuelle is great. I have respect for her simplicity. I really love her work. Very unique, sexy, she is just great stylist. Very clear in her work.

[cupcake]

I'm following Kellina! She is the young, modern French woman we all want to be. A bit bad ass and 100% chic.
I don't know tons about her either so I will be anxiously awaiting your posts.
Bravo!
Cupcake
xo

[Madame M]

Kellina, dear! this is really a very good idea!

[Nicky]

Great idea! Keep up the good work Kellina.
Carine is great but Emmanuelle is super chic too. Bring it on!

[Mike]

So Kellina, you're expanding your online empire. I can't wait to see what you do with IWTBAA! It is going to be very interesting to see what direction Emmanuelle takes Vogue Paris.

[StyleOnTheCouch]

I know very little about her so I'm looking forward to reading your posts too. I love her military style jacket in this photo...

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[Alper Yılmaz]

I WANT ROITFELD,NOT EMMANUELLE!

[Leigh]

"Let us see where the freshly anointed queen of Parisian rock 'n' roll chic takes us..." News for you.... she is not the freshly anointed queen. She has been around awhile in all her coolness. But seriously, what is next with you: I want to be a Huynh as in Mélanie Utzmann.

[sev]

OMG, elle sourit presque, c'est rare !
Je préfère le style Roitfeld aussi, plus marqué. Alt is sticked into the black.

[kellina]

Brad, that would interest me immensely... time will tell what Emmanuelle has up her sleeve... I, too, was very touched by the interview that you mention. I love listening to her.

Baci + abbracci

[kellina]

Maya, I am happy that you like! It will be fun to see what she does now that she has complete control of VP.

[kellina]

Nice! Thanks so much, Cupcake! Stay tuned... xo

[kellina]

Madame M, I appreciate your vote of confidence!

[kellina]

Thank you, Nicky! Always a pleasure to hear!

[kellina]

Darling Michael, my eternal gratitude for your sweet words and your constant support of my effort. I could not do this without you. Je t'aime, mtm.

[kellina]

Thank you, StyleOnTheCouch! I will work hard to make it worth reading.

; )

[kellina]

Alper, not to worry! I Want To Be A Roitfeld will continue to focus on Carine and her family while I Want To Be An Alt will focus on Emmanuelle.

[kellina]

Leigh, I know that! But the context in which I say "freshly anointed queen" is that of the position of EIC of VP—to me, that's queen! And to this role, Emmanuelle is indeed freshly anointed. If Melanie were appointed next in the position, I just might want to be a Huynh...

[kellina]

Sev, thanks for the laugh! Emmanuelle does love her some black.