Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent At Colette

Only 483 hours remaining until the long awaited release of Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent and here is the subject of my favorite book posed with a display in her honor at Colette in Paris. Carine will be signing advance copies of her forthcoming biography at Colette for one hour this Saturday, 1 October from 15:00 to 16:00; please let me know if you are among the blessed, I live for the vicarious thrill.

I don't know about you, but I began awaiting Carine's biography in March 2010 when it was first announced as Album of A Woman of Fashion. I will be very interested to see if any of our questions made the pages of Irreverent. In case you missed it the first time, here are the questions I sent to Purple in hopes of being answered by Carine herself.

1. Can you give us an example of the foods and beverages that you consume regularly, particularly those that you consider staples?
2. Do you practice Pilates at home or with a group? How regularly and for what duration do you practice?
3. What advice would you give to an aspiring writer? Stylist? Editor-in-chief?
4. What beauty products do you use faithfully?
5. What questions do you have for your readers?
6. What do you want for your birthday?
7. Describe for us a moment that you remember in a breathtaking natural setting: how did it feel, look, smell? What were you wearing?
8. What are your ten (or so) favorite albums? Films? Books?
9. If you were to change your name, what would it become?
10. Do you know how much your fans love you? Keep up your brilliant work!!

Carine Roitfeld photograph courtesy of twitter.com/coletteparis

Inside Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent

As shots surface of the interior of the forthcoming book Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent, I simply cannot help but add them to the photo gallery to be browsed at once. Look at this photograph of Carine with a perm as proof of the goodness to come... Please, sir, I want some more...

Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent images © 2011 Rizzoli. All Rights Reserved.

Olivier Zahm And Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent

Olivier Zahm has the extraordinarily good fortune to be holding his advance copy of my favorite book of all time, Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent, that he edited for Rizzoli. It's so big! Only 51 days until publication... Pre-order your copy today for only $63 on Amazon and you will be among the first to receive it, you will also be guaranteed this price instead of the $100 for which it retails.

Olivier Zahm holding Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent © 2011 PURPLE FASHION magazine. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld: Sneak Peek

As Harper's Bazaar Australia recently pointed out, I am in heaven right now. There's no other possible explanation for the abundance of Carine Roitfeld right now. First, Rizzoli New York has begun revealing spreads from the forthcoming biography, Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent. They specify that the images cannot be reproduced without written permission from the publisher so check their Facebook page and prepare to be mesmerized! I cannot wait to get my hands on this book... Also, note that a signed poster of Carine will be included in a special edition available exclusively at Barneys New York... Which segues perfectly in to the next Roitfeld sneak peek... I have been meaning to mention that Barneys is revealing new images from the campaign Carine Roitfeld has styled and guest edited for Fall 2011 — "Carine's World"— one a day through Fashion Week so be sure to check their blog regularly. I will also be adding the catalog spreads to the photo gallery. Oh to be a Roitfeld...

Carine Roitfeld et al photographs © 2011 Barneys New York. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent — Update

I noticed that a new cover image for the book Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent has been posted on Amazon along with an updated page count — originally listed as 300 pages, now the book has swelled 33 percent to 400 pages of nothing but Carine! This amazing hardcover scrapbook of the life and style of La Roitfeld will be released on 4 October 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. I am amused and intrigued by the description of the book by Amazon:

'Carine, and her vision of French Vogue, embodies all that the world likes to think of as Parisian style: a sense of chic that's impeccable and sometimes idiosyncratic and which forever lives on a moonlit street as seen through the lens of Helmut Newton.' [states] Anna Wintour.

Karl Lagerfeld once said that if you close your eyes and imagine the ideal French woman, it would be Carine Roitfeld. She is a fashion visionary and a muse. Since the start of her career in the early 1990s, through her collaborations with the legendary photographer Mario Testino, Roitfeld has been credited with launching Tom Ford's career at Gucci, as well as turning French Vogue into one of the industry's most worshipped magazines.

This elegant volume is a visual history of Roitfeld's fearless career. A daring instigator, she is known for pushing the limits with her subversive styling ideas. Featuring a selection of 250 magazine tear sheets and covers from pivotal editorial shoots and advertising campaigns, as well as intimate visual ephemera, this book gives an inside view into Roitfeld's creative thought process and sensibility. A must-have for those interested in cutting-edge fashion and femininity, this book will empower women to follow Roitfeld's lead and take risks with their personal style.

Intimate visual ephemera! Shared by the daring instigator herself! Which will empower us to follow her lead and take risks with our personal style! Only 124 days until the release but who is counting...

Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent cover image courtesy of Amazon.