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.

Roitfeld Shaping Art

Mindblowing—check out this video of Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's latest show, "The Martus Maw" by Nicolas Pol, including the construction of the gallery, the installation of the art, and the opening and closing of the exhibit all in under 2:17. It's hard to convey how brilliant this is, you simply must see it.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's "The Martus Maw" installation film still courtesy of joelfitzpatrick.com

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld En Español

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld appears briefly in a Spanish street video shot in New York during the recent Fashion Night Out celebration. They are interviewing models, celebrities, and passersby and Julia comes in at around 2:26 in the short film. She's adorable speaking in Spanish (and in English, but no French!) and I love the dress she is wearing, the view from the back is especially gorgeous. Also, she asks the MC not to call her "la hija de" (the daughter of) but just "Hu-lee-uh." I love how she gets the hand going, too cute.

Video still of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld courtesy of Cuatro Network.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Interview

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld makes a rare (and very brief) appearance in a video for Vogue Germany during New York Fashion Week in which the reporter interviews people on the street to find out which designers they are wearing. Carine Roitfeld makes an even briefer appearance walking by with Garance Doré but they don't really say much.

Photo still © 2009 Condé Nast

Carine Roitfeld On "Sept à Huit"

Carine Roitfeld appeared on "Sept à Huit" in Paris this week with host Harry Roselmack. They include lots of wonderful outtakes from the runways, the front rows, and back stage at Paris Fashion Week, including Carine's early years as a stylist, c'est fantastique ! One sour note: you can clearly see Carine holding a cigarette in one of the scenes pictured here, whereas I had read in interviews that she did not smoke. Notice that two of the only objects cluttering Carine's minimalist Vogue Paris office are the books by Martin Margiela and Raphael Mazzucco. You can watch Carine Roitfeld on "Sept à Huit" here.

Carine Roitfeld photo stills courtesy of "Sept à Huit"