This Parisian social star is the daughter of Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, and she’s clearly whip-smart enough to take style cues from her mother!  Restoin-Roitfeld is perfectly chic and oh-so-French, and she clearly knows what silhouettes work for her.  Her outfits tend toward the dark and sleek, but usually have a feminine edge and an insouciant sex appeal.  This tried-and-true look is so striking that Tom Ford hand-picked her to model for his Black Orchid fragrance campaign.  In short,  she’s the perfect representative for Vogue Paris - and for Paris’s ‘It’ girls.

So how can a less-connected, less-Euro-chic girl get her fabulously cool style?  It’s all about proportions - volume on top with a tiny skirt, or vice versa.  The other key components?  Just enough makeup, black and white, tights, feathers, and clever textures.

Get Julia’s look with a strict Nanette Lepore silhouette that would turn anyone into a society swan.  No Vogue-worthy look would be complete without some weighty, sky-high heels; this pair is by Kristen Lee.

Posted on October 19th, 2007 by ashley