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Carine Roitfeld is striking a goodbye pose for Vogue Paris
While thinking of her decision to step down and leave one of our fashion
bibles, French Vogue, we cannot help but wonder what is next…
First reaction when reading the news: “unbelievable!! Is it a social media kind
of joke?” shortly after trustworthy sources like Vogue UK offiicialised the
goodbye story, we had to admit it… Our mesmerising icon is closing her
Vogue chapter.
Of course, the question is what she will be exploring and doing after 10 years
spent in the fashion red carpet allées. No rumours to chew on yet but a feeling
that the one who will walk in the Vogue Paris Editor-in-Chief shoes, will have
to have a strong personality and a proven sense of style. The hand over
standards are high, indeed, who can tell me who preceded Carine at Vogue? If you
happen to be a knowledgeable fashionista and to have the answer, good for you
but have a check around… Mrs. Roitfeld did drive Vogue very far; her cat’s eyes
and elongated obscure silhouette are synonyms of dark sensuality, which embrace
so well a decade of glam rock and black upon colour fashion tags and graffiti.
When she first stepped in the Condenast building on Rue Saint Honoré in January
2001, her task was huge and her mission challenging: she had to restore the
French publication’s leadership on the newsstands but also in the minds of
unconditional fashion buddies.
In 10 years, she has redefined a French Vogue approach, imposed her style and
printed her stamp that screams humour. While shaking fashion’s conservatism by
choosing actresses to cast in fashion stories rather than models or by adopting
collage cutout layouts for product pages, she took her team and readers on a
glamorous unforgettable journey. We cannot wait to see a retrospective
exhibition featuring “her” covers… Where& when?
Read more about Carine Roitfeld on Swide.com.
Text by Delphine Hervieu.
Sources: Vogue Paris.
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