Carine Roitfeld: Le Pin-Up Style

Today’s treat is a glamorous editorial by Carine Roitfeld from 1991, “Le Pin-up Style” which appeared in the January issue of ELLE France that year. Inspired by the work of legendary pin-up artist Alberto Vargas, Carine arranged models Yasmeen Ghauri, Estelle Lefébure, Angie Everhart, and Beri Smither in classic pin-up poses as Mario Testino captured the fantasy on film. I adore the film noir influence, the old-fashioned telephone makes a clever prop and the winged eyeliner with red hot lips and nails is perfection.

Also from 1991
"Le jean libertin" Elle France

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Carine Roitfeld for ELLE France © 1991 Condé Nast and courtesy of kelles via Fashion Spot.

Carine Roitfeld For Dior For Printemps Holiday 2012

Dior and Printemps have collaborated to create a sparkling new advertising campaign for the holiday season as styled by Carine Roitfeld, art directed by Stephen Gan, and photographed by Mario Testino. The campaign stars Carolyn Murphy and Sui He wearing Dior couture with the Printemps flagship store and the Eiffel Tower serving as background. The whimsical window display at Printemps will feature twelve mechanical puppets dressed by the Dior couturiers in the most iconic looks of the house although I am not sure if Carine was involved in this facet of the project.

Paolo de Cesare, Printemps chairman and chief executive officer, is pleased with the results: “It has been one of the most creative collaborations we have done with brands, and I think it’s really setting the standard of what’s possible between brands and a department store. We wanted to do something that could capture this excitement, this energy and also a bit of this unexpected collaboration and moment that we’re bringing together.” Watch for print and outdoor advertising images to appear beginning 15 November.

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Dior for Printemps advertising campaign images © 2012 Dior and Printemps. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld For VMAN #27

I do not know if it was Carine Roitfeld's choice to use Tom Brady for the cover of VMAN #27, the Fall 2012 issue, but I heartily applaud the decision. This fine specimen of manhood is also known as Mr. Gisele Bündchen for those of you that do not follow the New England Patriots, the football team that Brady quarterbacks. Carine referred to Monsieur Brady as "lovely" in her interview with Harper's Bazaar this week, she was pleased to be seated with him and Gisele at the most recent Met Ball. Mario Testino shot the fierce editorial in which Brady poses with a menacing Doberman Pinscher, masterful in tuxedos by Givenchy, Ermenegildo Zegna, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren accented by a studded dog collar by Trixie + Peanut. As an added bonus, Brady was interviewed for the issue by Tom Ford. The Fall edition of VMAN can be found on select newsstands beginning 23 August.

Editorial photograph © 2012 VMAN, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Update on jeudi 23 août 2012 by kellina

VMAN has posted a video of the editorial in progress... View Carine Roitfeld, Tom Brady, and Mario Testino behind the scenes during the shoot.

Carine Roitfeld: Le Petit Prince Est De Retour

As we anxiously await the release of CR Fashion Book, I am passing the time by looking back at the body of work composed by Carine Roitfeld over the years. It is a delight to share with you an editorial from the February 1996 issue of Vogue Paris titled "Le Petit Prince est de Retour," in which Carine takes inspiration from Le Petit Prince (or in English, The Little Prince) written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Originally published in 1943, Le Petit Prince tells the story of a little prince who falls to Earth, befriends a fox, tames a rose, and discovers the meaning of life: "On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (or in English, "One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye."). This profound story is the most widely read book ever published in the French language and one of the world's best sellers.

Carine Roitfeld pays tribute to the tender tale with her return of the Little Prince, styling model Carolyn Murphy in the same fashion as the young prince is typically dressed — a short-sleeved, collared shirt; billowing wide-legged pants; and his sartorial signature, the flowing scarf. I love the placement of the single red rose beside the model to set the scene in the opening shot, c'est magnifique. I enjoyed Carine's caption also: "La netteté d'un uniforme, l'aisance d'un polo, l'ironie de matières qui flirtent avec le quotidien le plus ordinaire. Un petit air d'hôtesse d l'air, c'est rassurant." or in English, "The sharpness of a uniform, the ease of a polo, the irony of materials that flirt with the most ordinary everyday. A slight air of an air hostess, it is reassuring." Now for the return of our little princess...

Vogue Paris editorial images © 1996 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Carine Roitfeld's Five Favorite Fashion Editorials

Carine Roitfeld sat for an interview with The Gentlewoman for their fourth issue, Autumn & Winter 2011, and I was fascinated by the list of Carine's top five fashion editorials, her very favorites among her impressive body of work. Of course she chose the stunners, provocation at its chicest outer limit. My favorite line from the interview: "Even if the socks are bad, it's not a problem." Visit The Gentlewoman to see more of the issue, available on newsstands now.

1. “The Butcher” 

The Face, 1997
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Model: Eva Herzigova
Photographer: Mario Testino

“Shot during the meat crisis in Britain, this much-copied story was a turning point in my career. And I don’t even like meat!”

2. "Chic"

Visionaire #22, 1997
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Model: Kim Iglinsky
Photographer: Mario Testino

“I’d been in a car accident and had to wear a neck brace, so Mario suggested that we use it in the shoot. We had the model on a beautiful bicycle because I think a girl on a bike is very sexy. She was in Gucci heels, a shirt, a short skirt and the neck brace with some jewelry over it — very chic.” Note also that Mario Testino served as guest editor for this issue.

3. “Corps & Lames”

Vogue Paris, February 2005
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Model: Gemma Ward
Photographer: Mario Testino

“We had Gemma Ward playing with scissors and cutting the hair of a Barbie doll. This is something I used to do as a child — all little girls like to cut their Barbies’ hair, no?” The model turns the scissors on her own lashes as well; in marring our ideal of the perfect long lashes, her act seems quite perverse.

4. “Naughty Parisian Maid” 

The Face, December 1997
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Model: Ehrinn Cummings
Photographer: Mario Testino

“I love the contrast between the model’s very chic look and her manic behavior. We had her under a glass table, polishing it with a Louis Vuitton scarf and even cleaning the stove with a cotton bud while wearing Saint Laurent."

5. “Festin”

Vogue Paris, October 2010
Stylist: Carine Roitfeld
Model: Crystal Renn
Photographer: Terry Richardson

“A very provocative shoot, this was inspired by one of my favorite films, La Grande Bouffe. The smell of the squid was so strong the hairdresser fainted.”

Carine Roitfeld in The Gentlewoman image courtesy of lesmads.de. Editorial images © 2005, 2010 Condé Nast; © 1997 Visionaire Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.