Lula As Carine Roitfeld

Check out these clever illustrations of Carine Roitfeld and her fashion posse created by my lovely friend Lula, they are like little trading cards to collect. Pictured perfectly here are Carine, Anna Dello Russo, Giovanna Battaglia, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, and Olivier Zahm. Visit Lula at The Subject I Know Best to see more of her cool way of illustrating fashion's brightest stars.

Fashion illustrations © 2010 Lula — The Subject I Know Best. All Rights Reserved.

Update on dimanche 25 juillet 2010 by kellina

According to their Twitter accounts, at least two of the subjects featured are happy with the likeness... Giovanna Battaglia and Anna Dello Russo are talking about the cute illustrations!! Giovanna has added the images to her Twitpics as well.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In French

In February 2009, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld organized a show titled "The Works of Three Photographers" that included his friends PC Valmorbida, David Mushegain, and Salim Langatta. Housed at Collective Hardware on the Lower East Side and sponsored by Louis Vuitton, the exhibit ran for only four days but someone had the fortitude to capture the spirit of the opening on video. Check out this Facebook video in which Vladimir (along with sister Julia) appears at 1.19; though we hear only Vlad he speaks in French which I had not yet heard, c'est magnifique.

As an aside, pop over to see the latest Giovanna Battaglia photo from The Sartorialist, bellissima...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photo still courtesy of Facebook.

Black Carine Roitfeld

 

I have no idea what to say about the latest illustration of Carine Roitfeld by aleXsandro Palombo on his blog Humor Chic but it made me laugh when I saw it so I have decided to share it with you. Not only has aleXsandro added pigment to Carine's hair and skin, he has completely messed with her fashion sense. A bit wild, non ?

Carine Roitfeld cover illustration © 2010 aleXsandro Palombo. All Rights Reserved.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In SPREAD

The latest issue of SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine includes a brief interview titled "Star Child" with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in which he discusses his motivation for dealing art. "The whole thing came very naturally to me," confesses Vladi, "I love all the angles of the project: The human side of working so closely with the artist, the creative side of putting on the show, and the business side of promoting and selling the art."

Does Monsieur Restoin-Roitfeld offer any advice for aspiring art dealers? "When you start in this business, artists are not running after you. So you need to seize opportunities when you can, and then it is your job to prove that you can actually be good at it."

Notice that in the photo above, he is posed in front of a painting from the "Shadowman" series by his client Richard Hambleton. At the zenith of his popularity, Hambleton commanded fees and fame for his art that far exceeded that of his contemporaries Basquiat and Haring; Vladimir has clearly proven that he is great at this. I look forward to many provocative exhibits in this curator's future as he continues to shake up the conventions of the art world.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

Cool Carine In Cannes

Carine Roitfeld's chic appearance at Cannes in sleek black Balmain has inspired momentum mode to create a superb new drawing. I love how she has captured Carine's essence in charcoal, the perfect medium to convey her indubitable edge. A thousand thanks for sharing your talent with all of us, momentum mode!

Carine Roitfeld as Cool Carine illustration © 2010 momentum mode. All Rights Reserved.