Carine Roitfeld At Paris Fashion Week

Dior

Chanel

Carine Roitfeld and Amanda Harlech 

 Seated front row at Chanel between Suzy Menkes and Stephen Gan

Armani Privé

Alexandre Vauthier

Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Seigner 

Valentino

La Perla

Carine Roitfeld and Naomi Campbell 

WSJ Magazine Party

Derek Blasberg, Carine Roitfeld, Stephen Gan

 

Carine Roitfeld on the street at Paris Fashion Week [video 1] [video 2]

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Review: Classy By Derek Blasberg

My friend Kate Ringo Suzuki from the blog Everyday Glamour has kindly agreed to serve as the first guest columnist for I Want To Be A Roitfeld and we are thrilled to welcome her witty words of wisdom to these pages. Kate has reviewed Derek Blasberg's new book Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady for all of us to enjoy. Merci mille fois, Kate!

Everyday Glamour Book Review: Classy
By Kate Ringo Suzuki

Etiquette books are for sissiphants who wear twin sets and sensible shoes and sit around crocheting pot holders. Or so I thought. Enter small town Midwestern boy turned Big Apple fashion journalist, Derek Blasberg, author of Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady. Mr. Blasberg has a bone to pick with all you fabulous young ladies out there who have trouble differentiating between what’s sexy and what’s skanky. Oh yeah. You see, he’s a sensible guy, (coming from Missouri and all), who has had the lucky opportunity to not only travel the globe but also attend some pretty amazing parties in the New York fashion, art, and social scenes.

Mr. Blasberg has seen some class acts and he’s also seen some trampy vamps. It truly annoys him that the tramps have been getting the spotlight lately. I mean, hello! Britney Spears, I’m talking to you, put on some panties and learn how to exit a car properly! With role models like sweet Britney (and more) how can an Everyday Glamour Chick (E.G.C.) be expected to know how to have appeal without resorting to exposing her nether regions?

Look no further, E.G.C.s! Classy is a user-friendly style and etiquette book that can turn any skank into a sophisticated, alluring, well-rounded, and classy young lady. Chapters are set up like magazine articles, replete with charts, illustrations, snazzy quotes, and best of all, before and after pictures. After pictures get the “Yes: That’s Classy!” seal of approval, while the before pictures get the “No! Tramp Stamp.” badge. And it also doesn’t hurt that the book itself fits neatly into most handbags — for easy reading wherever you go!

So remember, E.G.C.s, being nice and polite doesn’t mean you’re a stick in the mud, dressing like a blow-up doll isn’t the only way to get attention, using your “inside voice” can be more powerful than a dozen screaming skanks, and being well-rounded has nothing to do with your proportions! Classy, by Derek Blasberg, gets the Everyday Glamour stamp of approval!

Everyday Glamour Book Review: Classy © 2010 Kate Ringo Suzuki. All Rights Reserved.
Classy images courtesy of brunchatbarneys.blogspot.com.

Roitfelds At Classy Release Party

Though Julia Restoin-Roitfeld prefers the word "elegant" to "classy" in describing her friends, she and brother Vladimir were on hand regardless to help celebrate the publication of the book Classy by Derek Blasberg. "All my friends are pretty classy, I guess. No, I don't want to say classy. All my friends are pretty elegant with good manners," Julia clarified. She is pictured here in the Prps flak jacket posing with Dasha Zhukova, editor of Pop and one of three hostesses for the event. Chloë Sevigny and Lauren Santo Domingo also shared in this honor. Others gracing the soirée at Barneys on Madison Avenue included Giovanna Battaglia, Zac Posen, Jessica Stam, Lazaro Hernandez, Jack McCollough, Lily Aldridge, Leigh Lezark, Byrdie Bell, Jen Brill, Simon Doonan, Anna Cleveland, and Nate Berkus. For more photos visit Paper Mag, Just Jared, or Harper's Bazaar.

Derek Blasberg and friend photograph © 2010 Just Jared. All Rights Reserved.
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Dasha Zhukova photograph © 2010 Patrick McMullan. All Rights Reserved.
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Paper Publishing Company. All Rights Reserved.

Update on vendredi 9 avril 2010 by kellina

Here is a darling photo of Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia celebrating Classy.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of style.com

Classy By Derek Blasberg

In honor of Derek Blasberg's book Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady releasing today, I am devoting the front page to him. I will eventually include him in the Favorites section but for now let's celebrate his first book. This witty and seemingly omniscient fashion writer hails from St. Louis, Missouri, and though he claims that his own mother does not know Carine Roitfeld, Blasberg himself certainly does and can often be seen partying with her, Julia, and Vladimir. He now lives in New York City with his miniature dachshund, Monster. I have read that he would love to have a stalker and I wish I had the time to fulfill his wish. Alas, I have not so in lieu I would like to offer this fun little collage of highlights featuring Monsieur Blasberg in assorted compromising positions. Congratulations on your new book, Derek! I cannot wait to read it and I hope that it is the first of many. Also consider taking Blasberg's quiz to measure your classy quotient.

Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady cover image courtesy of Amazon.
Derek Blasberg photographs courtesy of Condé Nast, SIPA, Twitter, and V Magazine.

Update on mercredi 7 avril 2010 by kellina

Mr. Joe Zee could not make the Classy release party last night and he sends his regrets to Monsieur Blasberg oh so adorably!

Update on mercredi 7 avril 2010 by kellina

Do you dream of breaking into the fashion industry? Read Monsieur Blasberg's first column for Teen Vogue for insider tips, he proffers fabulous advice for all aspiring editors regardless of subject. Yowzah, we are seriously heading for that stalkership if this keeps up...

Update on jeudi 8 avril 2010 by kellina

Of course there's more, this may turn out to be the longest post in the history of the site. For a quick introduction to Classy that will make you laugh aloud, visit elle.com and read an excerpt from Blasberg's book on "Vices." Angelina Jolie and vials of blood, is that true?

I Want To Be A Roitfeld In V Magazine

Whooot!! Derek Blasberg mentioned I Want To Be A Roitfeld in his "Blasberg's Best of 2009" for V Magazine, essentially noting that this is the chicest resource on the chicest family in the world. Je vous remercie mille fois, Derek, très sympa. I wanted to document this moment as well as Carine Roitfeld's stunning flexibility.

Carine Roitfeld and Lady Amanda Harlech photograph © 2009 V Magazine, LLC.  All Rights Reserved.