Giovanna Battaglia In Alberta Ferretti

The chic yet sassy quality of this amazing dress designed by Alberta Ferretti suits Giovanna Battaglia's style (and frame) to perfection. The hue of the dress accents her coloring particularly well, simply gorgeous. Gio is seen here outside the Gucci collection in Milan. I do wish we had a better view of her shoes with the outfit....

Giovanna Battaglia photographs courtesy of anywho.dk and © 2010 Condé Nast.

Update on dimanche 17 octobre 2010 by kellina

Thanks to Citizen Couture, I get my wish — we can see the shoes! Here are more shots of Giovanna Battaglia wearing a dress from the Alberta Ferretti Fall/Winter 2010 RTW collection paired with shoes by Sergio Rossi. The adorable sunglasses are Dries Van Noten x Linda Farrow.

Giovanna Battaglia photographs © 2010 CitizenCouture.com. All Rights Reserved.

Giovanna Battaglia Fix

I don't know about you but it seems to me like many days have lapsed since Giovanna Battaglia, fashion director for Vogue Gioiello and Vogue Pelle as well as Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's girlfriend, appeared on the site. Let us rectify that with no further ado... Tamu McPherson of All the Pretty Birds captured this classic shot of Giovanna in midstep, simply elegant. I love every detail right down to the ringlet springing off to one side. Gio is posed outside of the Gianfranco Ferrè Men's Spring 2011 show in Milan.

Giovanna Battaglia photograph © 2010 All the Pretty Birds. All Rights Reserved.

Update on mercredi 1 septembre 2010 by kellina

For more Gio, visit Giampaolo Sgura's web site to see the covers that he photographed and Giovanna styled for Vogue Gioello's 30th anniversary.

Roitfeld And Battaglia At Roberto Cavalli

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words and so I will let this one speak for itself. I must ask though, who owns the hand that is about to touch her leg?

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of Fashion Spot

Restoin-Roitfeld Opens Hambleton In Milan

"Richard Hambleton—New York" opened with a special preview in Milan as Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Andy Valmorbida, and Giorgio Armani combined forces to bring the work of pop expressionist Richard Hambleton to a new city amidst the Fashion Week festivities. “We have been really lucky,” admits Vladimir, “Many had tried to get Richard out of hibernation and persuade him to do a show, but he decided to go with us because we never talked about money. For us it was always about the art.” Hambleton, also known as "the godfather of street art," is considered to be on par with artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The chic opening at Armani/Teatro was attended by Carine Roitfeld, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Robert Konjic, Giovanna Battaglia, Roberta Armani, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, Maria Buccellati, Pierre and Andrea Casiraghi, Giuseppe Cipriani, Conrad de Kwiatkowski, Luca del Bono, Lapo Elkann, Fawaz Gruosi, Margherita Missoni, Martina Mondadori, Eugenie and Stavros Niarchos, Clive Owen, Marco Perego, Eva Riccobono, Aby Rosen, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Lola Schnabel, Franca Sozzani, Mario Testino, Francesca Versace, Francesco Vezzoli, and Dasha Zhukova among others. The afterparty followed at Armani Privé celebrating into the wee hours. "Richard Hambleton—New York" runs March 1 – 12 in Milan; if you cannot make it, another Hambleton exhibition is in the works for this autumn in Beijing.

Carine Roitfeld, Robert Konjic, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia photograph © 2010 Guest of a Guest
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Carine Roitfeld photograph © 2010 Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

Update on mardi 26 octobre 2010 by kellina

Here is an excellent video of the "Richard Hambleton—New York" opening in Milan. Carine Roitfeld appears on camera for the first time beginning at 2:26 and is seen again briefly at dinner. Be sure to watch until the end to catch Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld dancing at 4:06.

Restoin-Roitfeld Shows Hambleton In Milan

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld opens his second exhibit in conjunction with artist Richard Hambleton tonight in collaboration with Andy Valmorbida and Giorgio Armani as part of Milan Fashion Week. This occasion marks the first time that the painter has shown solo in Europe since 1985. The exhibition comprises 45 works, 15 previously unseen, and runs from March 1 – 12 at the Armani/Teatro. Only 30 of the pieces are for sale. At the first show that Vladimir and friends curated for him, "Richard Hambleton—New York," all of the art sold within a few hours; hopefully the Milan show will be a smashing success as well. Watch as Hambleton discusses his evolution as an artist in an interview with CNN.

Richard Hambleton image courtesy of Feedback Ltd.