Carine Roitfeld: Dazed & Confused

In August 1997, Carine Roitfeld appeared in the Dazed & Confused "Most Wanted;" the sweet but short interview with the future editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris seems absolutely prescient today. When asked what ambition she had not yet fulfilled, Carine replied: "Maybe one day to be Editor-in-Chief of Fashion in a magazine — no, I don't think so. I would like to do a book called Julia, half photos, half stories about my daughter." foreshadowing her role at Vogue Paris by four years. Further, in response to a query for the worst piece of advice she had ever been given, Carine said, "Don't be too pushy!" and also offered the best piece of advice she had ever been given — "Don't be too anxious to lose something (a client, a magazine...), just be happy!" She also states that if she were not a stylist, she would return to a former love: "Before being a stylist, I was writing stories for magazines, so maybe go back to my pen." May I suggest that now is the time for her brilliant idea, the book Julia... Followed by Vladimir...

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