I Want To Be A Cowgirl

I hope by now that you have had a chance to savor Todd Selby's thoughtful photos of Julia Restoin-Roitfeld's New York City space. His lens dwells on her exquisite collection of jewelry, shoes, books, and objets d'art. We also get a nice look at Julia's beauty products. I absolutely love the timeless, classic quality of the shot above; the colors, the light, the textures, the knowing innocence of Julia's expression blend to evoke a winsome mood.

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld as a cowgirl photograph © 2009 Todd Selby. All Rights Reserved.

The Roitfelds in Cannes

With Carine Roitfeld co-chairing the Cannes Film Festival this year, the Roitfeld dresses are sure to be incroyable. Since they rocked the Balmain and the Lanvin so royally last year, we're sure to see more of these designers.

Look at how beautifully Julia Restoin-Roitfeld has done so of late, not in the black on black we crave, but in glistening emerald Balmain at the Museum of Natural History's Winter Dance...

Then of course she looked amazing in sizzling hot pink Balmain to fête the David Lynch/Christian Louboutin Opening at The Garage in Moscow.

All this goodness aside, I'd like to see the Roitfelds spend Cannes clad head to toe in Alaïa. Though Carine is sublime in the Alaïa shoes in the first photo, I vote for all-Alaïa ensembles for both to help sooth the insults he received from some people with regard to the Met charity. I don't even want to add to it by voicing the actual rudeness displayed by some people, but Julia and Carine are lovely in Alaïa and j'adore the sentiment.

Carine Roitfeld and Juila Restoin-Roitfeld mother/daughter photograph © 2009 Sugar, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Juila Restoin-Roitfeld in pink Balmain photograph © 2009 Condé Nast Digital. All Rights Reserved.
Juila Restoin-Roitfeld in green Balmain photograph © 2009 New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Update on vendredi 22 mai 2009 by kellina

Carine chose a Givenchy gown paired with Alaïa shoes for the sixteenth annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala event so I was partially right. Best of all, they are the same shoes as last year at Cannes! Carine Roitfeld is the best thing that ever happened to fashion.

The Roitfeld Family

I can't feign any longer, it's time to unleash my primal urges at last: I want to be a Roitfeld. And so do you. Hence I Want To Be A Roitfeld is established as a mechanism to communicate this desire among all similarly cursed. Because life would be so easy as a Roitfeld, so glamorous, so chic. We'd be blessed with brainy beauty, effortless appeal, and les talons—oooo la la ! Browse the site for all of the information about the family that is made publicly available. Because I know that you can never get enough Roitfeld.