Emmanuelle Alt: 20 Ans Top Ten

Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt worked together at the magazine 20 Ans in the Nineties, a publication reputed for the ability to spot burgeoning talent at that time. As fashion coordinator, 20 Ans asked Alt to describe her top ten fashion favorites. It is interesting to look back and see which of her preferences have endured. Here are Alt's favorites in both French and English (by the way, I have officially stopped worrying about wearing too much black):

1. Les tongs en plastique noir, c'est facile, chic et sexy.
2. Des collants noirs en microfibre Wolford (à cause d'une sublime campagne de Newton).
3. Le pantalon noir Helmut Lang, parce qu'il est indémodable, taille basse, ni large, ni moulant.
4. Je n'en porte pas mais, de temps en temps, une jupe Ann Demeulemeester noire parfaitement coupée, pieds nus avec les jambes obligatoirement bronzées.
5. Le manteau noir Costume National, minuscule carrure, un style couture moderne.
6. Le soutien-gorge Glossies de Gossard, sublime, couleur noir ou chair, comme un collant, sans couture.
7. Le tshirt noir APC manches courtes, parce qu'il est petit, qu'il ressemble à un tshrt 1970 et qu'il vieillit bien.
8. Les lunettes mouche noires d'Armani, genre Bono de U2.
9. La montre Rolex modèle Air King car on n'a jamais fait mieux.
10. Une robe longue noire Galliano, chic sans être mémère, sexy, pure, avec des sandales talons Manolo Blahnik.

1. Black plastic flip flops, easy, chic, and sexy.
2. Black stockings by Wolford (because of the sublime campaign by Newton).
3. Black trousers by Helmut Lang, because they are timeless and low waisted, loose fitting but not too loose.
4. I don’t wear them [skirts] but from time to time a black Ann Demeulemeester skirt cut perfectly, barefoot, and the legs must be tan.
5. Black coat by Costume National, tiny cut, totally modern.
6. Glossies bra by Gossard, amazing, in either black or beige, like tights, seamless.
7. Black short-sleeved tshirt by APC, because it is small, it looks like a tshirt from the 1970s and it ages well.
8. Black sunglasses by Armani, like Bono of U2.
9. Air King watch by Rolex because they do not make one better.
10. Long black dress by Galliano, chic without being granny, sexy, pure with Manolo Blahnik heels.

More Alt trivia: Emmanuelle's approximate age is 42 (she is noted as 40 in an article dated December 2007), she is obsessed with the era influenced by the film Saturday Night Fever, and her favorite book is Raised by Wolves by Jim Goldberg.

Visit I Want To Be An Alt to learn more about Emmanuelle Alt.

Emmanuelle Alt interview © 2010 20 Ans. All Rights Reserved.
Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt photograph © 2009 Café Mode. All Rights Reserved.

Vogue Paris August 2010 Editorials

The editorials I have seen so far indicate that Carine Roitfeld has styled the hell out of the August issue of Vogue Paris, I cannot wait to possess it... Here in an outtake from "L'hiver avant l'hiver" is Crystal Renn who I believe strongly resembles none other than Julia Restoin-Roitfeld. Curves are in so flaunt it if you've got it, mesdames et monsieurs. Sexy time! David Sims shot the sensual spread styled by Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt.

Also looking good: Isabeli Fontana in "L'hiver avant l'hiver" and Malgosia Bela in "Médailles du style" styled by Veronique Didry and photographed by Josh Olins. (Be sure to visit Anna Dello Russo's site for more gorgeous medals of style.) Available on newsstands now provided you live in the right neighborhood...

Oh yes, I almost forgot — the 64 designers featured in "L'hiver avant l'hiver" along with the models for each:

Prada, Freja Beha Erichsen
Dsquared2, Iselin Steiro
Jean Paul Gaultier, Joan Smalls
Calvin Klein, Daria Werbowy
Hermès, Isabeli Fontana
Giorgio Armani, Freja Beha Erichsen
Tommy Hilfiger, Daria Werbowy
Loewe, Crystal Renn
Marc Jacobs, Freja Beha Erichsen
Dries Van Noten, Daria Werbowy
Gianfranco Ferré, Frida Gustavsson
Valentino, Daria Werbowy
Etro, Isabeli Fontana
Max Mara, Joan Smalls
Louis Vuitton, Frida Gustavsson
Jil Sander, Freja Beha Erichsen
Diesel, Daria Werbowy
Rodarte, Frida Gustavsson
Burberry, Aline Weber
Hugo Boss, Isabeli Fontana
Rick Owens, Freja Beha Erichsen
Alexander McQueen, Crystal Renn
Chanel, Daria Werbowy
Chloé, Freja Beha Erichsen
Fendi, Iselin Steiro
Paul Smith, Iselin Steiro
Blumarine, Iselin Steiro
Oscar de la Renta, unknown
Balmain, Iselin Steiro
Dolce & Gabbana, Crystal Renn
Ralph Lauren, Daria Werbowy
Vivienne Westwood, Aline Weber
Stella McCartney, Daria Werbowy
Alaïa, Freja Beha Erichsen
Viktor & Rolf, Daria Werbowy
Isabel Marant, Isabeli Fontana
Gucci, Iselin Steiro
Comme des Garçons, Monika Jagaciak
Junya Watanabe, Freja Beha Erichsen
Yves Saint Laurent, Crystal Renn
Givenchy, Freja Beha Erichsen
Bottega Veneta, Frida Gustavsson
Lanvin, Isabeli Fontana
Versace, Daria Werbowy
Karl Lagerfeld, Crystal Renn
Alberta Ferretti, Crystal Renn
Donna Karan, Isabeli Fontana
Pucci, Frida Gustavsson
DVF, Freja Beha Erichsen
Salvatore Ferragamo, Isabeli Fontana
Emporio Armani, Daria Werbowy
Moschino, Iselin Steiro
Dior, Daria Werbowy
Miu Miu, Iselin Steiro
Céline, Freja Beha Erichsen
Michael Kors, Isabeli Fontana
Margiela, Crystal Renn
Nina Ricci, Isabeli Fontana
Sonia Rykiel, Daria Werbowy
Galliano, Aline Weber
Cavalli, Freja Beha Erichsen
Kenzo, Freja Beha Erichsen
Missoni, Aline Weber

Vogue Paris August 2010 editorial images © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Texting Carine Roitfeld

Thanks to her zoom lens, Caroline Blomst captured Carine Roitfeld receiving a text on her Blackberry and you can see from the tiny image that it is her son Vladimir. Clearly whatever he had to say was important because several more frames are shot and Carine hardly glances at the camera, instead focusing intensely on her Blackberry. Emmanuelle Alt also appears in many of the frames standing directly to the right of Carine. The photographs were taken following the Bottega Veneta show as part of Milan Fashion Week.

Carine Roitfeld images courtesy of caroline.feber.se.

Pretty Poly, Natty Noureiev

Two sexy outtakes from the most recent publications of Carine Roitfeld are pictured here. First we see Natasha Poly traveling by camel across Morocco garbed in a mix of Cavalli, Kenzo, and Pucci against the shimmering sand and sky. The editorial is styled by Emmanuelle Alt and photographed by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for the April issue of Vogue Paris.

Next we have Vladimir Ivanov also clad in a panoply of pattern as he reclines in his den of iniquity. He actually looks better in a turban, étrange... Is it bad that I want to go lie down with him? Clearly styled by the inimitable Carine Roitfeld and shot by Patrick Demarchelier for the Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer issue, the editorial is titled "Noureiev" but who needs names...

Vogue Paris April 2010 editorial image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.
Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer editorial image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer 2010: Kate Moss

The new issue of Vogue Hommes International features supermodel Kate Moss on the cover in a sultry beach shoot photographed by Mario Sorrenti and styled by Emmanuelle Alt. Please note that since this is a magazine that focuses on menswear, there is very little for Kate to actually model as she romps in the sand and surf. The editorials include "L'Étoffe des Héros" styled by Beat Bolliger and shot by David Sims (which looks to continue the Nouveau Western theme we have seen from Vogue Paris of late), "Basquiat" styled by Anastasia Barbieri and shot by Cedric Buchet, "Elvis" styled by Emmanuelle Alt and shot by David Sims, and "Noureiev" styled by Carine Roitfeld and shot by Patrick Demarchelier. Looks to be a hot issue...

Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer 2010 cover and editorial image © 2010 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.