Vogue Paris Translation: Editorial, October 2010

Here is my translation from French to English of the editorial that Carine Roitfeld penned in her own hand for the October issue of Vogue Paris. Though brief it is adorable and I am a completist so I wanted to include it here.

Si un seul mot devait résumer l'élégance, le luxe, l'audace, le désir et l'esprit, nul doute que ce serait Vogue ! Un miracle enchanté qui fête ses 90 ans.

If only one word were to sum up elegance, luxury, audacity, desire, and spirit, no doubt it would be Vogue! An enchanted miracle that celebrates 90 years.

Happy Birthday
Carine.

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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld In Grazia France

The latest issue of Grazia France (No. 60 dated 22 October 2010) features Julia Restoin-Roitfeld on the cover, what a beauty! I love how they chose to style Julia for the editorial with looks ranging from wholesome girl-next-door to total vamp, visit the gallery to view the entire article. I regret that the version I found is not large enough to read so I cannot translate the interview for you. Perhaps someone has a copy of the full-sized article they would be willing to share with us...

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Carine Roitfeld: Festin

It seems that the editorial "Festin" (or in English, "feast") in the October issue of Vogue Paris has resulted in strong opinions. Mine is that only Carine Roitfeld could make food look so pornographic! Visit the photo gallery to see the entire editorial "Festin" featuring the beautiful Crystal Renn and a pile of meat which she eats with abandon. The photography is by Terry Richardson. What is your opinion of this editorial?

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Le Bal Masqué De Vogue Paris

Tonight is the highly anticipated masquerade ball hosted by Carine Roitfeld and Vogue Paris so in honor of the special occasion here is the editorial "Bal masqué" to enjoy. Featured in the October issue of Vogue, "Bal masqué" focuses on models Lara Stone, Freja Beha Erichsen, Mariacarla Boscono, Crystal Renn, Daphne Groenveld, and assorted male models through the lens of Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas. Clearly the styling is the hand of Carine and the lascivious cover photo comes from the shoot as well. Speaking of photos, simply cannot wait to see those from this evening's ball, they are sure to be exquisite...

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Vogue Paris Translation: Editorial, September 2010

Below is my translation from French to English of the editorial that Carine Roitfeld wrote for the September issue of Vogue Paris.

Paris : deux syllabes et une aura éternelle. Deux syllabes qui à elles seules évoquent un flot d'images universelles. La tour Eiffel scintillante, la seine enlacée par les lumières des Bateaux Mouches la nuit, les pavés battus par le claquement des talons aiguilles sous la pluie, des allures au présent libre... Une inspiration inoxydable à l'origine de ce numéro de rentrée.

C'est la première fois que Marion Cotillard est en couverture de Vogue. Rendue mondialement célèbre grâce à sa bluffante interprétation de Piaf, ambassadrice d'une maison très française, des yeux ‹‹comme des champs de lavande››, elle est une Parisienne idéale : curieuse, engagée, audacieuse, globe-trotter, intensément vibrante.

Toutes ces qualités, Marion Cotillard les partage avec un autre trésor Parisien. Juliette Gréco, légende de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, croqueuse espiègle des mots de Sartre, Prévert ou Gainsbourg. Réputée pour ne pas avoir la langue dans sa poche, l'interprète de ‹‹Déshabillez-moi›› évoque ses rencontres, le cinéma, ses chansons, ses amours et son inséparable fourreau noir. ‹‹Je suis un drapeau ! un drapeau noir, mais un fameux drapeau !››, dit-elle. Du coup, même Kate Moss se met au noir. Au cuir noir. L'effect est instantané. Plus parisienne, tu meurs...

Paris: two syllables and an eternal aura. Two syllables only to evoke a stream of universal images. The scintillating Eiffel Tower, the Seine entwined by the lights of the Bateaux Mouches at night, the staccato of stiletto heels on paving stones in the rain, the allure of this present freedom... A stainless inspiration originates in this issue for the return to routine.

It is the first time that Marion Cotillard appears on the cover of Vogue. Now a worldwide celebrity due to her convincing interpretation of Piaf, ambassadress of a very French house, eyes like fields of lavender, she is an ideal Parisienne: curious, committed, daring, globe trotter, intensely vibrant.

All of these qualities Marion Cotillard shares with another Parisian treasure. Juliette Gréco, legend of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, mischievous devourer of the words of Sartre, Prévert, and Gainsbourg. Reputedly never one to hold her tongue, her interpretation of "Déshabillez-moi" (or in English, "undress me") evokes her encounters, her films, her songs, her loves and her inseparable black sheath. "I am a flag! a black flag, but a famous flag!" she says. So even Kate Moss turns to black. To black leather. The effect is instant. More Parisienne, you die...

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