Each month, I receive a thick, glossy, perfectly edited French edition of Vogue. I salivate over the creative, modern photography and intelligent articles.
Editor-in-Chief Carine Roitfeld's combination of beauty, brains and innate talent is evident in each page.
Roitfeld's career began as a writer/stylist for French ELLE. She went on to work as a muse for Tom Ford. And then, she was approached by Condé Nast International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse to edit French Vogue in 2001.
The magazine has always been a Bible for industry insiders and inquisitive onlookers, but since Roitfeld's reign, "her magazine has become known for fresh, fierce, razor-sharp photography. Roitfeld continues to style many of the shoots. She is not afraid to shock." (Telegraph)
"Think a sexed-up Nico as directed by Steven Meisel or Quentin Tarantino, a sexy stick of a girl. She is often accused of being cold, although this might be because she is ridiculously shy. 'I like to keep my hair down as my protection. With a drink it is better. I am very fun after one glass of vodka. I am more beautiful, too.' She also is nicer than she looks, but we actually don't care." - British GQ, September 2009, on Carine Roitfeld (page 148)
Her name is synonymous with sophistication, style, inherent sexuality and apt shrewdness. One day, I hope to be half the woman she is.
"Roitfeld's idea of Vogue as a brand taps into an idea of feminine allure that is at least in part innate, and timeless, and cannot be bought on the Avenue Montaigne." (Huffington Post)
Photo: New York Magazine
Photo: New York Magazine
