Lesson Noir

Vogue Nippon compares and contrasts in a style study on favorite French fashion mavens (including Julia Van Boehm... that Nippon Vogue spelt wrong???) Love that they seem to have captured the essence of each one - without being overly simplistic. Favorites?

Carine Roitfeld

- Editor and chief of French Vogue

- Known for her smokey eyes and sharp heels

- prefers pockets over handbags

- considers her hair in her face to be protection

- Virgo, Studio 54, rock n' roll

Emmanuelle Alt

- Fashion Director at Paris Vogue

- the 'bad ass' contributor to the mag

- known for her laid back, somewhat androgynous style

- stylist for both Isabel Marant and Balmain

- known as a bare faced beauty

Julia Von Boehm

- chic Parisian known for styling Vogue Paris, Vogue Nippon and iD

- once assistant to Carine Roitfeld

- recent NY transplant

- more feminine approach to dressing