Roitfeld At Louis Vuitton Maison Launch

Carine Roitfeld attended the opening of Louis Vuitton Maison on Bond Street in London last night and she looked chic in the Balmain dress, Alaïa shoes, and Cesar compression pendant that she wore for Armani's party in Cannes last week. Notice the difference in her hairstyle however. The party sounds completely over the top — guests were blindfolded and taken to a secret party location; DJ Dan Lynwood manned the decks before Donna Summer appeared and was joined on stage by none other than Marc Jacobs; Mark Hix provided the evening's simple and savory repast of Cornish sea bass, asparagus, and wild strawberries. Among the celebrities celebrating LV's lavish launch were Bernard Arnault, Gemma Arterton, Sir Peter Blake, Ozwald Boateng, Alexa Chung, Dominic Cooper, Sophie Dahl, Alice Dellal, Catherine Deneuve, Tracey Emin, Luke Evans, Bryan Ferry, Emilia Fox, Jasmine Guinness, Naomie Harris, Angelica Huston, Jade Jagger, Daisy Lowe, Elle Macpherson, Suzy Menkes, Thandie Newton, Bill Nighy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Grayson Perry, Clemence Poesy, Sir Nicholas Serota, Charles Saumarez Smith, Lady Helen Taylor, Stella Tennant, and Natalia Vodianova.

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

Paris Fashion Week Photographs

Photos of Paris Fashion Week are now available in the Roitfeld Gallery. View the front row styles of Carine Roitfeld, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, and many other fashion favorites as they enjoy the Spring/Summer 2010 collections of Balenciaga, Balmain, and Dior. Check back as I'll be adding more...

Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2009 Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

Roitfelds At Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week is on and Carine and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld were seated front row for Balmain. I love what Carine is wearing here as well as the fact that she can wear those shoes with absolutely anything and look smashing. She is perfectly in keeping with the jungle chic vibe of the collection. Christophe Decarnin is sheer genius, I love the military jacket and tank he paired with the teeny leather shorts.

Here Carine is shown front row for Balenciaga in another fabulous look. The lightness of the hat and the shoes perfectly balance the solid darkness of the jacket and skirt and the sunglasses underneath the floppy brim provide just the right touch of insouciance. Nicolas Ghesquiere's creations look to be mindblowing as usual and she must have been happy that the show was held in the Hôtel de Crillon.

Carine Roitfeld and Julia Restoin-Roitfeld at Balmain photograph © 2009 Steve Wood
Carine Roitfeld at Balenciaga photograph courtesy of Style.com

Council of Fashion Designers of America

2009 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards
When: June 16, 2009
Where: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City
Host: Tracey Ullman
Notable guests: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Diane von Furstenberg, Brian Atwood, Erin Fetherston, Kenneth Cole, Phillip Lim, Zac Posen, Claire Danes, Daphne Guinness, Heidi Klum, Kirsten Dunst, Molly Sims, Anja Rubik, Coco Rocha, Doutzen Kroes

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) held its annual award ceremony honoring fashion's best. Winners included Michelle Obama, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs and Kate and Laura Mulleavy among others. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld looked stunning in Balmain.

CFDA Winners
Women’s Wear Designer of the Year: Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte
Men’s Wear Designer of the Year: (tie) Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders and Italo Zucchelli for Calvin Klein Collection
Accessory Designer of the Year: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez for Proenza Schouler
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Women’s Wear: Alexander Wang
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Men’s Wear: Tim Hamilton
Swarovski Award for Emerging Talent Accessory Design: Justin Giunta for Subversive Jewelry
International Award: Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton
Board of Directors’ Special Tribute: First Lady Michelle Obama
Visit Council of Fashion Designers of America for a complete list of the winners.
Sponsor: Swarovski
Official airline: Continental Airlines
Official hotel: The Waldorf-Astoria
Official water: FIJI
Official champagne: Moet & Chandon

First Line After-party
Where: High Line Park
Host: Calvin Klein
Notable guests: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Edward Norton, Erin Fetherston, Lydia Hearst, Olivia Palermo, Lisamaria and Philip Falcone, Jared Kushner, Alexandra Kerry, Alicia Keys, Alexander Wang, Dree Hemingway, Francisco Costa, Italo Zuchelli, Hilary Rhoda, Zoe Saldana

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld wore a strapless black sequined Balmain mini dress with opaque black tights, black platforms, and a black clutch to the First Line after-party at the High Line Park.

CFDA After-party
Where: The Ballroom at the new Jane Hotel (the former Socialista space)
Hosts: Opening Ceremony and Black Frame
Notable guests: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Andy Samberg, Thakoon Panichugal, Alexander Wang, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Kirsten Dunst, Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez

Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte—winners of the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award—celebrated their success with a crowd of fashion stars and stylish party people. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Christian Cota look quite cozy. Since I am certain that's Julia's right shoulder in the left frame of the photo, I am including this shot of Thakoon Panichgul and Genevieve Jones cause it's just so hot.

Photograph of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld courtesy of catwalkqueen.tv. All Rights Reserved.
Photograph of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Christian Cota and Photograph of Thakoon Panichgul and Genevieve Jones © 2009 by Steve Eichner courtesy of WWD.com. All Rights Reserved.

The Roitfelds in Cannes

With Carine Roitfeld co-chairing the Cannes Film Festival this year, the Roitfeld dresses are sure to be incroyable. Since they rocked the Balmain and the Lanvin so royally last year, we're sure to see more of these designers.

Look at how beautifully Julia Restoin-Roitfeld has done so of late, not in the black on black we crave, but in glistening emerald Balmain at the Museum of Natural History's Winter Dance...

Then of course she looked amazing in sizzling hot pink Balmain to fête the David Lynch/Christian Louboutin Opening at The Garage in Moscow.

All this goodness aside, I'd like to see the Roitfelds spend Cannes clad head to toe in Alaïa. Though Carine is sublime in the Alaïa shoes in the first photo, I vote for all-Alaïa ensembles for both to help sooth the insults he received from some people with regard to the Met charity. I don't even want to add to it by voicing the actual rudeness displayed by some people, but Julia and Carine are lovely in Alaïa and j'adore the sentiment.

Carine Roitfeld and Juila Restoin-Roitfeld mother/daughter photograph © 2009 Sugar, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Juila Restoin-Roitfeld in pink Balmain photograph © 2009 Condé Nast Digital. All Rights Reserved.
Juila Restoin-Roitfeld in green Balmain photograph © 2009 New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Update on vendredi 22 mai 2009 by kellina

Carine chose a Givenchy gown paired with Alaïa shoes for the sixteenth annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala event so I was partially right. Best of all, they are the same shoes as last year at Cannes! Carine Roitfeld is the best thing that ever happened to fashion.