Mademoiselle C director Fabien Constant confirmed to Fashionista that the White House requested a copy of the film—which tracks Roitfeld's the launch of CR Fashion Book—so that Mrs. Obama could do a private screening.
And she's not the only one who's got first dibs on the new season loot.
Despite the fact that her feathers and fur are purely ornamental, Carine Roitfeld serves as many fashion folk's spirit animal. Enigmatic, powerful, and usually swathed in Alaïa, the French fashion legend has long been everyone's ultimate everything. Now Roitfeld shows you the inner scenes and seams of her life through a new documentary. Called Mademoiselle C, the film, which opens on September 11 in major cities across the US, shadows the smoky-eyed icon through two big events: the launch of her new magazine, CR Fashion Book, and the birth of her first granddaughter, Romy Nicole. (Also: she does a full split on camera. Take that, Betsey Johnson!) I met Roitfeld across the street from Bloomingdales to discuss her latest project, and yes, I was shaking.
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Since we're really impatient, Carine et al were nice enough to give us this exclusive clip of the film's first five minutes, which really sets up the entire film. The only disappointing part: it really leaves us wanting more.
Things to look forward to in the forthcoming Carine Roitfeld doc Mademoiselle C: Karl Lagerfeld pushing a stroller, Roifeld's first words to her granddaughter, and much, much, more.
The poster for Carine Roitfeld's documentary Mademoiselle C is here, and her fantastic behind takes center stage. Watch out Pippa, there's a new tush in town! {The Cut} Cara Delevingne is apparently to blame for the decline of an entire product market, just for having eyebrows. But seriously--tweezer sales are down, and Google searches for Cara's name and "fuller brows" are way up. You do the math. {Daily Mail} Amanda Seyfried mixes grunge and punk for the September issue of Glamour Paris. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Earlier today we reported that the Carine Roitfeld documentary Mademoiselle C would be hitting theaters September 11--and now, we're bringing you the trailer.
The Carine Roitfeld documentary Mademoiselle C that you've been looking forward to for a year and a half is finally set to debut in just a few weeks.
We've been hearing about a Carine Roitfeld documentary in dribs and drabs since before the first issue of her magazine, CR Fashion Book, even hit newsstands. Fabien Constant is the man behind the camera--he previously filmed Roitfeld for a fantastic mini-doc for W magazine about the editor’s exploits during couture week--and he opened up about what we can expect from the film, and when we can expect to see it.
A month ago, we reported that Carine Roitfeld would be the subject of a new documentary directed by Fabien Constant, who helped create that awesome mini-doc for W about the ex-Vogue editor’s exploits during couture week. Naturally, we couldn't wait for more details to surface--and now they have. According to Screen Daily, the new film will be called Mademoiselle C. and will be an "upbeat, fly-on-the-wall documentary" following Carine as she works on the launch of her new fashion magazine CR. But it gets better: