Mademoiselle C: Leather Clad Heroine

Mademoiselle C: Leather Clad Heroine
By Jascmeen Bush

I was granted a prescreening of the Mademoiselle C documentary for press only and wanted to share my review of the film (without giving too much away) with my fellow Roitfeld enthusiasts.

Surely they expect "press" to view the film once, write about it, then move on with their lives. Do you think I did that? Absolutely not! I watched it over and over and over!

How could I resist re-watching my leather clad heroine, in all her smokey eyed glory, recount the first time she listened to Jay Z, what keeps her relationship working, and what it's really like collaborating with Karl Lagerfeld? There was an adorable cameo by Kanye West, with appearances by Alber Elbaz, Riccardo Tisci, and Tom Ford to name a few, each of whom were nothing less than enchanted by our beloved Carine.

Watching Carine jet set, or rather, helicopter set from one fabulous event to the next is truly awe-inspiring, but the most inspirational part of the film had to be her eloquent, delicate inability to describe her occupation for customs.

(Come on, how fab is that?)

There's so much more I'd love to divulge, but I'll exercise a bit of restraint (just this once!) in hope that you all will treat yourself to a little Parisian chic and check out the movie for yourselves.

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Carine Roitfeld Mademoiselle C film stills © 2013 Fabien Constant and Cohen Media.

On Carine Roitfeld, Minimalism, And Creative Success

On Carine Roitfeld, Minimalism, and Creative Success
By Sarra Salib

It is a simple idea that dates back to the writings of Socrates and Thoreau: declutter and edit your life in order to pursue a truly meaningful motive and focus on the creative outlets. It seems that Carine Roitfeld — and her family for that matter — has applied and mastered this art of minimalism and through it continues to push the envelope when it comes to creative confinements.

But before one can go on to illustrate how minimalism can lead to creative success, one must define the ever-challenging word “success.” According to the ultimate modern minimalists Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus — which if you have not heard of them, I urge you to visit their website, The Minimalists — success is comprised of “happiness, constant improvement, and contribution.” Carine Roitfeld easily embodies these three elements.

In CNN’s documentary Revealed, Carine states that she is doing what she is doing because it’s what she loves. She has been working in fashion for over thirty years — if that is not a testament of happiness, what else can be?

Next is constant improvement. Mademoiselle C is the perfect example of an individual constantly growing in what she does. Ever since she flew from her “golden cage” that was Vogue Paris, it has been non-stop fashion action. From Irreverent to The Little Black Jacket to her very own CR Fashion Book, not to mention the numerous legendary campaigns in which she has participated recently. Carine Roitfeld just doesn’t get stuck in one place, ever.

Last, but certainly not least, is contributing to other people in a meaningful way. The first thing that occurred to me is Carine’s role curating the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala which raises millions each year to help fund research for the cure of AIDS. Who would have known a charity could be so chic and creative? If it involves Carine Roitfeld, you best believe it will.

Now that we have defined what it means to be creatively successful, we must analyze how the art of minimalism ties it all together. In order to do that, we must revisit Carine’s former Vogue Paris office. One need only look at a few images of her office to realize how minimalistic it is. In an interview, Carine claimed that, “It’s very minimalist because it’s better for my mind when everything is clean and empty. It cools me down; if someone brings in pictures or articles to show me, I can see them better.” Juxtaposing Carine’s minimalist lifestyle to the iconic and not so politically correct images she produced at Vogue Paris can only add up to make so much sense.

Thus concludes my venture on the cause and effect of minimalism and being [outrageously] creatively successful. Carine Roitfeld’s way of life makes her a triple threat.

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Carine Roitfeld photos courtesy of Fashion Spot. Irreverent, The Little Black Jacket covers courtesy of Amazon. CR Fashion Book cover courtesy of crfashionbook.com. Vogue Paris cover © 2010 Condé Nast.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld For Stella

Julia Restoin Roitfeld For Stella
By Montse Ocejo

Julia Restoin Roitfeld models the autumn 2013 collections for the September issue of Stella as styled by Charlie Harrington. She looks more confident and sexier than ever, posing for British photographer Damon Baker, his images are know for being experimental and mysterious with heavy contrasts. The dark artistic style of Damon Baker is a perfect match for Julia's sense of style and they make an explosive combination full of sensuality. Julia shows her fierce and stronger side in this editorial, dressed in the latest autumn collections of Givenchy, Dior, Saint Laurent, Miu Miu, and Gucci, every piece of clothing reflects her personality.

In the first shot we see Julia in a a black and cerulean ombre dress by Gucci with Swarovski crystal jewelry.

The second look is a very sophisticated one in a white twill skirt and bustier with printed art by Warhol “Female Head” paired with leather pumps by Dior and finished with jewelry by Eddie Borgo.

In this one Julia is the definition of classic rock look in a black dress with metal nail detail by Versace. The jewelry that she wears is designed by Lara Bohinc.

Very sexy look in a pink jacquard jacket by Miu Miu, bra and knickers by Triumph, and jewelry by Kenneth Jay Lane.

Julia is rock and grunge personified in a complete look by Saint Laurent with shoes by Pierre Hardy.

In this shot, Julia works a modern vamp look in red and black printed floral wool shirt jacket, and shorts with a black chiffon skirt, all by Givenchy.

The make up is high impact and very glamorous with two looks created by Steven Canavan for Julia Restoin Roitfeld, smokey eyes and hot pink lips and very strong eyebrows and the other a beautiful sophisticated cat eye with very shiny and wet hair.

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Julia Restoin Roitfeld photographs courtesy of jedroot.com. All Rights Reserved.

Mademoiselle C Promotional Poster

Several readers have inquired about the poster promoting the film Mademoiselle C starring Carine Roitfeld and I am delighted to report that the poster is now available on Amazon. This piece is sure to become a collector's item so don't delay, order your print today. Have you seen Mademoiselle C? I would love to hear your impressions of the film if so...

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Carine Roitfeld Mademoiselle C promotional poster and film stills © 2013 Fabien Constant and Cohen Media.

Happy 59th Birthday Carine Roitfeld!

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Carine Roitfeld photographs courtesy of Fashion Spot, Getty Images, and Condé Nast. Birthday love by Kellina de Boer.