Mademoiselle C Trailer

Dear readers, I have it on good authority that today the trailer for Mademoiselle C will be shown on ET Online! The long awaited film about Carine Roitfeld directed by Fabien Constant premieres on 11 September during the closing days of New York Fashion Week. Mademoiselle C is sure to become a touchstone for lovers of Carine, offering two hours of unprecedented access to her life at home, at work, at play…. Be sure to get your first taste of the goodness today on ET Online. I would love to hear your thoughts after viewing the trailer.

UPDATE The trailer for Mademoiselle C is now live!

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Carine Roitfeld Mademoiselle C documentary film stills courtesy of premiere.fr.

Carine Roitfeld: Vision Accomplished

There is no end to Carine Roitfeld's drive; in her latest venture with Mercedes-Benz, she acts as both creative director and fashion designer for “Vision Accomplished: Fashion Film Spring/Summer 2014.″ Teaming with stylist Stephen Gan, photographers Max von Gumppenberg and Patrick Bienert, and model Sui He, Carine lends her exquisite eye to the luxury brand to envision quite the seductive setting for their new S-Class. Sui He revs up the action in a Little Black Dress designed by Carine Roitfeld accompanied by pumps adorned with the Mercedes-Benz hood ornament made especially for the shoot by Gianvito Rossi. When asked about the inspiration for her first design, Carine shared: "This dress has a perfect knee-length, it's a perfect sweater, it's black — something you can keep forever, but with a bit of a sensual look, because it very closely follows her whole body. It's very sculptural in a simple way — exactly like the car. I think this car is very sober, chic, and very expensive looking, so I was aiming to design something exactly the same for Sui He." We can only hope this amazing creation heralds the beginning of CR's fashion line, and, if so, permit me to say — put the pedal to the metal, girl!

View the short film “Vision Accomplished: Fashion Film Spring/Summer 2014″

Browse behind-the-scenes images and stills from the campaign

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Carine Roitfeld: Vision Accomplished images © 2013 Mercedes-Benz and Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld: The Ultimate Gold Collection

Carine Roitfeld shined in Cannes this week as she bestowed her golden touch upon "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show," the runway extravaganza that she organized as a special benefit for amfAR as part of their 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS event. Many of the world's top models shimmered in custom metallic gowns, many of which were gold as advertised although some of the dresses were silver or even lilac; all of the gowns were auctioned as part of the evening, raising more than $1.5 million dollars. For herself, Carine Roitfeld chose a Comme des Garçons top and a Rick Owens skirt. When asked about her decision to feature the precious metal for this year's fundraiser, Carine explained: “I have themed the collection around the color gold — because it represents warmth, love and success…For me, this is really a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. When you think of her in Cleopatra, you have this very powerful image of gold and beauty… I picked the gold theme because gold is extraordinary. Since it's the 20th year of this event, I thought people should walk away with an incredible memory."

Watch the show in its entirety thanks to LoveGold.com

Who were the glamorous gracing Carine's golden runway in "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show"? Here is a list of the models and the designers they wore, visit the gallery for more:

Karolina Kurkova in Roberto Cavalli

Jon Kortajarena in Roberto Cavalli

Joan Smalls in Givenchy

Lily Donaldson in Armani

Irina Shayk in Prada

Toni Garrn in Vionnet

Julia Restoin Roitfeld in Valentino

Chiharu Okunugi in Dior

Jessica Hart in Giambattista Valli

Soo Joo Park in Comme des Garçons

Giovanna Battaglia in Miu Miu

Katharina Damm in L’Wren Scott

Jacey Elthalion in Moncler

Stephanie van der Laan in Marchesa

Alessandra Ambrosio in Gucci

Senait Gidey in Kenneth Cole

Sui He in Schiatzy Chen

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Alexander McQueen

Liberty Ross in Altazurra

Cora Emmanuel in Lanvin

Bao Bao Wan in Alexander Wang

Marine Deleeuw in Michael Kors

Lisa Verberght in Rick Owens

Angela Lindvall in Burberry

Isabeli Fontana in Missoni

Ana Beatriz Barros in Thom Browne

Danny Beauchamp in Thom Browne

Magda Laguinge in Marc Jacobs

Karlie Kloss in Tarun Tahiliani

Andres Velencoso Segura in Tarun Tahiliani

Anna Dello Russo in Pucci

Kati Nescher in Armani Prive

Izabel Goulart in Versace

Tilda Lindstam in JW Anderson

Ashleigh Good in Chanel

Bara Holotova in Chanel

Dalianeh Arekion in Ralph Lauren

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Carine Roitfeld photographs © 2013 Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

Vogue Paris March 2011: Coeur A Corps Perdu

Vogue Paris March 2011: Coeur À Corps Perdu
By Kate Ringo Suzuki

With the passing of the throne at Vogue Paris, readers have witnessed a seismic rift in the presentation of Parisian chic. In one corner of the ring, we have Carine Roitfeld; in the opposite corner, Emmanuelle Alt. At the sound of the bell, let the knockdown commence...

Two years ago, we said adieu to Vogue Paris as we knew it with the last issue under the dominion of Carine Roitfeld, her March 2011 farewell featuring the lovely Saskia de Brauw on the cover. Within the plastic encasement which crackled when we ripped it off in anticipation and wonder, we saw Saskia appear in the editorial styled by Roitfeld entitled "Cœur à Corps Perdu," or in English, "Heart and Soul," along with blonde nymphet Daphne Groeneveld.

Against the backdrop of a lush and dreamy boudoir cast in soft romantic lighting, we peep at Saskia and Daphne while they play out an elegantly erotic fantasy. We have gone back in time to the free love of the 70s: they wear crocheted finery, straw hats, lace and silk lingerie, and strands of pearls that drape sensually over their nubile décolletage. The spread is a well done homage to the 1974 softcore erotic film entitled Emmanuelle. The film became so popular in France and later in America that it made soft porn chic if even for a moment in time. Have you seen it? The main character, Emmanuelle, is an eager and zealous student of lust: She is willing to be fucked by anyone in order to reach higher levels of pleasure with her lover, Mario.

View the trailer for Emmanuelle

Compare my thoughts on "Cœur à Corps Perdu" with my review of the editorial "Nouveau Genre" from the March 2013 issue of Vogue Paris.

More from Vogue Paris March 2011

Vogue Paris March 2011: Audace Manifeste
By Dara Block

Vogue Paris March 2011: Body Secrets
By Bernie Rothschild

Vogue Paris March 2011: Expression Figurative
By Jessica Eritou

Vogue Paris March 2011: La Fee Toxique
By Kellina de Boer

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Vogue Paris editorial images © 2011 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Catching Up With The Roitfelds

I have a hodgepodge of items related to the Roitfelds that may interest you, so permit me to fire them at you in random order…

First the fantastic psychedelic chic of the lead photograph, captured by Olivier Zahm as the Roitfeld family dined at Omen in New York.

Note that The Little Black Jacket by Carine Roitfeld and Karl Lagerfeld publishes today — you have approximately five more hours in which to enter our essay contest for your chance to win a free copy of the book as well as a black IWTBAR tee.

An angelic image of Lara Stone is currently featured on CR Fashion Book, Carine gives wings to fashion yet again… Dare I say it is divine….

The date has changed for Carine Roitfeld's talk as part of the Creative Leaders program at the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York. The event will take place on Monday, 5 November.

The Little Black Jacket photography exhibit will travel to the Saatchi Gallery in London, on display 12–29 October.

Los Angeles brand Co has released a short film titled Tependris Rising to accompany their new collection. Illustrated by Konstantin Kakanias, the short focuses on the imaginary designer Mrs. Tependris with real life fashion stars such as Carine Roitfeld seated front row. Tependris Rising is directed by The Pain.

“CBS Sunday Morning” will air a profile of Carine Roitfeld on 9 September.

Carine Roitfeld, Julia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photos courtesy of purple.fr and co-collections.com via youtube.com