Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Exhibits RETNA

On February 10, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida present RETNA, a Los Angeles graffiti artist known for making fine art from street art. The solo exhibit "RETNA: The Hallelujah World Tour New York" debuts in New York with a Fashion Week opening party at the 560 Washington Street gallery. RETNA developed his style while working with the famous Seventh Letter crew, becoming recognized for the giant murals illustrated with his signature typographic motif. The artist created 35 works for this exhibit which is curated by Pat Tenore, owner of RVCA. Watch RETNA discuss his work in the studio and on the street in this brief video. I certainly hope we see Carine at the opening party...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld presents RETNA images courtesy of flickr.com/anrchosyn, limitemagazine.com, and ampersandific.blogspot.com.

I Want To Be A Roitfeld Is Here To Stay

There has been some concern among my readers that I Want To Be A Roitfeld has ceased to be. Au contraire mes jolies, IWTBAR will follow the Roitfeld family wherever they lead. However my intrigue grows as I learn about Emmanuelle Alt, hence a second web site is born—I Want To Be An Alt. I don't know about you, but I have a serious Vogue Paris habit that I am not ready to give up... even without Carine. Whichever you prefer, follow along for all the latest news in Parisian chic.

Roitfeld And Battaglia: Milan Fashion Week Fall 2011

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia have been spotted in Milan viewing the menswear collections for Fashion Week and they look fabulous! The outfit above featuring the leopard skirt is one of my all time favorite combinations by Giovanna, every detail is perfect. She is so beautiful — those amazing eyes — and the colors complement her exquisitely. I also like how the Suno skirt, the gorgeous green leather jacket, and the details of her accessories all work together in the outfit below to accentuate her already tiny waist, pure genius. For more fun, my lovely friend Gala has posted a collection of photos from Giovanna's modeling days with Dolce & Gabbana, she is one seriously beautiful woman. Grazie, Gala! As for the fashion choices made by Vladimir, monsieur had yet to shed his outerwear so not much to say beyond cute hat...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2011 Boheme Noir. All Rights Reserved.
Giovanna Battaglia photographs courtesy of Stockholm Street Style and Team Peter Stigter.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In Self Service

Appearing in issue no. 8 of Self Service are these adorable photographs of young Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld. As fate would have it, he was styled by the next editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, Emmanuelle Alt, and photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg. The issue was published in 1998; according to my calculations Vladimir would have been 14 years old at the time though he looks even younger. Must be the Roitfeld genes...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photographs © 1998 Self Service. All Rights Reserved.

Roitfeld And Battaglia Celebrate New Year

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia ushered in 2011 in fabulous Caribbean style at the bash hosted by friends Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova at their lush island estate on St. Barth. Other friends joining the party of 250 were Francois-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek, Diddy, Alessandra Ambrosio, Jason Statham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Fergie, Andre Harrell, Dean Caten, Dan Caten, Renata Maciel, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, George Lucas, Andrey Melnichenko, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Anthony Kiedis, and Harvey Weinstein.

The Black Eyed Peas performed for guests until the power cut out dramatically at midnight as everyone cheered "Happy New Year!" A brilliant display of fireworks lit the sky while guests waited for the blackout to end. Abramovich is rumored to have spent $5 million on the party but even with all of his wealth he cannot control the elements. Luckily guests did not have to travel far in these conditions as they were welcome to stay either in the bungalows on the estate or on the flotilla of yachts secured by Abramovich for the party.

Giovanna Battaglia and Salma Hayek photograph © 2011 Matheus Mazzafera. All Rights Reserved.
Roman Abramovich estate photograph © 2011 Splash. All Rights Reserved.