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lundi
mai132013

Carine On The Collections: The Animal Nursery

Carine On The Collections: The Animal Nursery
By Kristin Sekora

During her decade as editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld didn’t so much report fashion as blow it out of a gun at the reader, flashing crotches and breasts and famously having a model deep-throat a squid while holding a side of beef between her legs. Where then is she to land on the much tamer shores of Harper’s Bazaar? Even the GLOBAL Harper’s Bazaar? This remains to be seen.

In “The Animal Nursery” in the May issue, Carine emerges not with anything deep down a model’s throat but with her tongue deeply in her cheek, and very good and cheeky it is. The editorial is a funny “Models Without Borders: ‘We’ve got to save these baby animals even though we’re wearing million dollar clothes and we’re famous!’"

It is not a coincidence that the models are Ethiopian, Swedish, Korean, Russian, and American, just like a real group of Médecins Sans Frontières. The 17-page spread, lushly photographed by Sebastian Faena and edited by Michaela Dosamantes, both of whom work with Carine on CR Fashion Book, takes place in an ersatz tropical locale where the five beauties, all wonderfully coifed and made-up and manicured, hold delightful baby tigers, monkeys, and one tiny, adorable ocelot. They sit in director’s chairs surrounded by white canvas tents with large red crosses on them. In one scene (and, as is always the case with Carine Roitfeld, it is a “scene,” not a photo), Soo Joo Park, in a face mask and a nurse’s cap with a “V” (for “Louis Vuitton”?) on it, looks down in worry as Senait Gidey, also in a face mask, marches with determination as if to say, “Make way, we must get this baby ocelot to surgery immediately or she will die!”

There are other telling details that make it all the more funny, like the “waders” that Kate, Senait, and Soo Joo wear, almost like hazmat suits, but if you follow the credits you will find they are fishing gear. Or the Birkenstocks, which are not exactly jungle wear. And the animals! They play with the stethoscopes, climb into the wagons, or cuddle together just like, well, just like baby monkeys!

Carine Roitfeld knows how to make drama out of fashion but we start to notice that our girl is playing a game with us here, too, maybe not as in-our-faces as with her Vogue Paris, but something is going on while we are enjoying the sport… The tiger is being held in the arms of a woman wearing a tiger-printed shirt and the baby monkeys are wearing tiger- and zebra-striped diapers! A model wears a giraffe-printed coat by Burberry and a python-printed blouse.

Carine is famous for the pro-fur editorial “Reality Show” that she styled herself for Vogue Paris in August 2008, but she certainly is not in favor of using baby tiger or ocelot fur, which is illegal. And she would not have had the backing of the various wildlife preserves where the editorial was shot if she were insensitive to endangered species. It appears that all the “fur” fashion here is faux. I think Carine Roitfeld may be playing with the PETA crowd again, a kind of subterranean message, a repeat “gotcha,” only this time showing them, “Look, I get to play with all the tiger fur I want!” But here she is in tandem with the groups that preserve endangered species.

The clothes are extraordinary, particularly one dress by Dolce & Gabbana, you could picture Carine in this, it is the epitome of the pair’s combination of femininity with an edge: tweed with figure-skimming lace down the front, accessorized of course by the exquisite baby ocelot. Another dream item is a tawny faux-fur blouson and skirt by Reed Krakoff, a designer whose work I just discovered and who I really love, worn by Irina Shayk, whose rubber boot is being attacked by a playful baby tiger. A further hit is a wonderful outfit from Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, which looks like appliquéd lace and cotton. (Carine Roitfeld wore a Bambi Givenchy top with “Pop-Pois” net pants to the Met Gala.)

“The Animal Nursery” is a move on Carine’s part to bring her dramatic element to the Harper’s Bazaar fashion scene. As a first step it is refreshing and delightful but still tentative. It definitely made me want to buy Harper’s Bazaar. With such an iconic member of their editorial staff, I cannot resist. I await further work on the editorial front. And the day when Carine Roitfeld once again comes out guns blazing!

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dimanche
mai052013

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld: Lo Mejor Del Estilo

Special thanks to Montse Ocejo, longtime reader of IWTBAR and passionate fan of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, for her lovely review of JRR's appearance in the May 2013 issue of Harper's Bazaar En Español, "Lo Mejor Del Estilo." ¡Muchas gracias, Montse!

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld: Lo Mejor Del Estilo
By Montse Ocejo

The first time I saw a photo of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, I don’t remember thinking about the dress or the shoes, the first things I noticed about her were her very deep green eyes and the confidence she radiates, she has this Scorpio aura about her, very sexy and mysterious. 

In this issue Julia glows with her own light, always true to her style; at the age of 32 and now a mother, she is sexier than ever. Being a mother doesn’t stop you from being a woman is her message. “It is a space for women who want to maintain their femininity and sensuality,” says JRR about her new site, Romy and the Bunnies, a site in which she is very deeply involved. She is in a new stage of life and she is loving every minute of it.

Dressed in the clothing of some of her favorite designers, Julia says that luxury is not something that costs a lot but something that makes you feel special inside and out, and it is all about style. She also shares that she finds inspiration in vintage photos and movies. In this issue the vintage 60s makeup and hairstyle remind us of the style of Brigitte Bardot, one of Julia's favorite style icons.

The photos are by Michael Flores, he captures Roitfeld's very elegant nature, she is looking straight into the camera with her very powerful presence. It seems that she has been reborn stronger with the birth of her daughter, Julia is becoming a role model for the new generation of women.

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mercredi
mai012013

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld For Harper's Bazaar En Espanol

The May 2013 issue of Harper's Bazaar En Español features Julia Restoin-Roitfeld on the cover and I love that the stylist, Nick Nelson, chose to punk up her look, she is fierce. The editorial is titled "Lo Mejor Del Estilo," or in English, "Best Style," as photographed by Michael Flores. The labels modeled by JRR include Saint Laurent, Miu Miu, and Valentino. What do you think, do you like this style for Julia?

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vendredi
avr.052013

Carine Roitfeld: The Animal Nursery

For her latest installment of "Carine On The Collections" for Harper's Bazaar, Carine Roitfeld created a wildly engaging editorial, "The Animal Nursery," with models Senait Gidey, Tilda Lindstam, Soo Joo Park, Irina Shayk, and Kate Upton posing as caretakers for tiger cubs, baby monkeys, and leopard cubs on safari. Of course the world's cutest veterinary nurses are dressed in garments from the Pre-Fall collections, accessorized smartly with shining stethoscopes, pert caps, and elbow-length surgical gloves. Notice the flasks and first aid kits, these women are prepared for any emergency in their enchanting animal nursery. Carine shared her excitement about the project with The Cut, "The shoot was a dream come true because I had never held a baby monkey and baby tigers before… Kate was so incredible, very cool. She was the most relaxed out of all the girls with the animals. You can tell she feels very connected to nature. I was very surprised how wholesome she is." Carine worked with creative director Stephen Gan and photographer Sebastian Faena to produce "The Animal Nursery."

 View a brief video of the creation of "Carine on the Collections: The Animal Nursery" on Harper's Bazaar

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lundi
févr.042013

Carine Roitfeld: Welcome To Spring

After much anticipation, the first images created by Carine Roitfeld in her new role as Global Fashion Director for Harper's Bazaar have been released. For the March 2013 issue, Carine worked with photographer Kacper Kasprzyk and creative director Stephen Gan to devise a striking editorial titled "Carine on the Collections: Welcome to Spring." Starring models Saskia De Brauw, Ashleigh Good, Sui He, Yumi Lambert, Tilda Lindstam, Sam Rollinson, Stephanie Seymour, Joan Smalls, Lara Stone, and Stef Van Der Laan, Carine's spring palette is unsurprisingly stark, consisting largely of black and white pieces with a splash of neutral for contrast. Among the collections featured in "Welcome to Spring" are Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Céline, Chanel, Comme des Garçons, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Tom Ford, Givenchy, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, and Saint Laurent Paris.

View a brief video of the creation of "Carine on the Collections: Welcome to Spring" on Harper's Bazaar

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