Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's Fashion Week Party

Of course Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld will be key in assembling yet another party packed with fashion and media stars during New York Fashion Week, taking advantage of the amazing crowd that is in town. Vladimir partners with Andy Valmorbida and Giorgio Armani to host a gathering to celebrate their opening—the Richard Hambleton Exhibition Party takes place on Tuesday, September 15 from 6 to 11 p.m. at 560 Washington St., Door 37E. Personally, I hope someone finds a way to wear this I Love Vladimir tshirt complete with rhinestones, très drôle.

Competing for partygoers' affections will be a few other intriguing choices on the same night. Irina Lazareanu, Becka Diamond, and Robert Verdi host What Goes Around Comes Around at 351 West Broadway; Coco Rocha hosts MCM New York Launch at Saks Fifth Ave; and Linda Evangelista and Maurice Ohayon host Ron Arad's No Discipline launch party at MoMA, his first major solo show in the country.

At least Pamela Love is playing it smart and scheduling her soirée for the next evening, Wednesday, September 16, when she and her friends will host a cocktail party at Milk Studios, 450 W. 15th St. to show guests her mesmerizing jewelry designs in a more relaxed, intimate setting.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's Fashion Week party photograph © 2009 New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.
I <3 Vladimir tshirt image courtesy of shopzeus.com.
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Pamela Love photograph courtesy of style.com.

Roitfeld Fashion Week Exhibit

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld will combine forces with designer Giorgio Armani and billionaire art dealer Andy Valmorbida (the brother of his friend PC) to host a new art exhibit that begins September 15 during New York Fashion Week and continues through October 2. The focus of the exhibit is "Richard Hambleton—New York" displaying the work of one of the only living contemporaries of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Hambleton's early art involved painting chalk lines around the bodies of volunteer victims and then splashing red paint at the scene of the crime to shock innocent pedestrians. He is best known for his "Shadowman" paintings, mysterious silhouettes that he painted on buildings to startle passersby.

As to his motivation for curating exhibits Vladimir commented, "I want to work with people of my generation so I keep on looking for talent, whether it's in photography or any type of art and see where it might go. Every time it's a big project to work on and I just started in this business, but I'm just trying to enjoy it."

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's Fashion Week exhibit "Three Photographers" at Collective Hardware image courtesy of papermag.com

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld At Serpentine

On July 9, London's fashion elite converged on the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens for one of the highlights of the British social calendar. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld was resplendent in the jet black beaded dress from Topshop pictured above. Other fabulous partygoers included hostess Malin Jeffries (in Donna Karan), Mario Testino, Dasha Zhukova (in Alaïa), Pharrell Williams, Thandie Newton (in a Matthew Williamson digital print dress, pre-Spring 2010 at that), Bianca Jagger, Roisin Murphy (in Dolce & Gabbana), Lily Donaldson, Erin O'Connor (in Donna Karan), Natalie Imbruglia, Poppy Delevigne (also in Topshop), and Damien Hirst. This annual soirée is for a good cause, too; the proceeds will help to fund the Serpentine Gallery's art education program for children.

Also worth noting is the design of this year's outdoor pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery. Each summer since 2000, the gallery has commissioned an internationally recognized architect to create an open-air space for seasonal events. This year the Serpentine chose Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Tokyo firm Sanaa. The polished aluminum canopy and stainless steel columns snake through Kensington Gardens reflecting the sky and the trees. The serpentine structure seems to meld into its natural setting rather than conflicting with it. Other works by Sanaa include the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Christian Dior store in Tokyo, and the Zollverein School of Management and Design in Essen, Germany.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld photograph courtesy of handbag.com
Serpentine Gallery photograph courtesy of fabsugar.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.

Carine Roitfeld by Karl Lagerfeld

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2003 Karl Lagerfeld. All Rights Reserved.