Carine Roitfeld Bio | Wiki
Carine Roitfeld is a popular French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer. Currently, Carine works at Harper’s Bazaar as a global fashion director since 2012. She is the previous editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, a position she held from 2001 through 2011. In 2012, Carine became founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book, a bi-annual print magazine headquartered in New York City.
Carine Roitfeld Age
Carine was born on September 19, 1954, in Paris, France. She is 68 years old. Carine celebrates her birthday on September 19, every year.
Carine Roitfeld Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Carine stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7 m).
Carine Roitfeld Family
She was born in Paris, France. Carine’s father, Yakov Motelevich Roitfeld (in France – Jacques Roitfeld), was born in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky (Bessarabian province), one of five children (four brothers and a sister) in the family of the owner of the grocery and Moscow shop Motel Itsikovich Roitfeld. Carine’s father also received his law degree in St. Petersburg and practiced law there, then in Baku and Odessa.
In 1923 Yakov Motelevich Roitfeld emigrated from Russia at the age of 34, went to Austria, in 1925 later to Germany, and afterward the Nazis came to power – to Paris. Yakov Motelevich Roitfeld had two children from his first marriage, the second had a daughter, Karina, who was 34 years younger than her older brother. Carine herself described her mother as a “classic Frenchwoman”, she called her dad “an idol”, pointing up that he was always far away.
Carine Roitfeld Husband
She has a partner named Christian Restoin who was the creator of the Equipment clothing line, which he closed in 2001 after Carine accepted the Vogue editorship. The two have been together since the late 1970s, although they are not married. Carine and Christian Restoin have two children both born in Paris named, Julia Restoin Roitfeld who was born on 12 November 1980, and Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld born in December 1984.
Her daughter Julia graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City in May 2006 and became the face of Tom Ford’s fragrance Black Orchid in November 2006. The other child Vladimir graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2007.
Carine Roitfeld Fashion
She was a writer and later a stylist for French Elle. While Carine was working as a freelance stylist, her daughter, Julia, was in a children’s fashion shoot for Italian Vogue Bambini in 1990, photographed by Mario Testino. During a 2005 interview with 032c magazine, Carine commented, “I was not the best stylist when I worked for fifteen years for French Elle, but certainly when I met Mario Testino something happened. The right person for me at the right time”. She and Testino soon after started working as a team, doing advertising work and shoots for American and French Vogue.
Carine went on to work as a consultant for and muse to Tom Ford at Gucci and Yves Saint-Laurent for six years and also contributed to the images of Missoni, Versace, and Calvin Klein. In 2001, she became approached by Condé Nast’s International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse to edit Vogue Paris. In April 2006, there were rumors that Carine was being approached by the Hearst Corporation to take over Glenda Bailey’s editor-in-chief position at U.S. Harper’s Bazaar.
In January 2010, Karine was named in Tatler magazine’s top-10 best-dressed list. Carine became listed as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50 by The Guardian in March 2013. On 17 December 2010, Carine resigned following ten years at Vogue Paris to concentrate on personal projects. Carine left the magazine at the end of January 2011. She became succeeded at Vogue Paris on 1 February 2011 by Emmanuelle Alt, who had worked as fashion director under Carine.
Carine Roitfeld Harper’s Bazaar
In April 2006, there were rumors that Carine was being approached by the Hearst Corporation to take over Glenda Bailey’s editor-in-chief position at U.S. Harper’s Bazaar. Carine joined Harper’s Bazaar as global fashion director in 2012.
Carine Roitfeld Net Worth
She gets her wealth from her work as a French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer who works at Harper’s Bazaar as a global fashion director since 2012. Therefore, Carine has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Carine’s estimated net worth is $2 million.
How Tall Is Carine Roitfeld
Carine is a woman of above-average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7 m).
How Old Is Carine Roitfeld
Carine is a 68-year-old who was born on September 19, 1954, in Paris, France.
Who Is Carine Roitfeld
Carine is a French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer who works at Harper’s Bazaar as a global fashion director since 2012. She is the previous editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, a position she held from 2001 through 2011. In 2012, Carine became the founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book, a bi-annual print magazine headquartered in New York City.
Carine Roitfeld Social Media Handles
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