Style Profile: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld

If you haven’t already heard the name Julia Restoin-Roitfeld there is no doubt that you soon will. Daughter of perennially stylish French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, it is only natural that Julia’s inherent sense of style would catapult her into the global fashion consciousness.

A born and bred Parisian, Julia attended the Parson’s school in Paris before moving to New York where she feels the style rules are much more experimental, “I can dress pretty much how I want to and people are less judgmental than they are in France. In Paris, women have this very classic touch that perhaps some New Yorkers envy, but it is very, very conservative. People have such fun with their clothes here and they are open to new ideas."

Perhaps the most refreshing aspect of Miss Restoin-Roitfeld is her complete sense of comfort in her skin. In an interview with the Times in 2006 she says, “Great style is all about dressing for your body shape or personality. I’ve got an ass and boobs so I dress to celebrate that with a cinched waist or short skirt and some cleavage.”

Aside from accentuating her ample assets, Julia is adamant that to her, dressing it an art form, “Some people think that clothes are just things that you wear to cover yourself but I'm blown away because clothes to me are a sort of new pop art. Clothes can be either art or design but need a real purpose."

Fashion conscious, daring and with a shoe closet to boot – what more could a girl want!

See below for our favourite Julia-esque products available right now online.

From left to right: ELLERY Aspinella Dress $500.00, bec and bridge camelot long fur vest $224.00, Nicola Finetti Tied Tucks One Shoulder Dress $354.20

From left to right: Romance Was Born snow angel dress $350.00, Deadly Ponies Mr Flower Pouch Bag in black $462.00, Limedrop Bow Tie Mini Necklace $49.50

From left to right: ELLERY Barnacle Boot $990, Secret Squirrel Tux Dress $195.00, ZM925 Pack of Cards - Aces $110.00

From left to right: Ruby Smallbone Threshold of Liberty Tux Jacket $410.00 and Empire of the Lights Leggings $220.00, ELLERY Newton Leather Jacket $1,400, Secret Squirrel Cristina Dress in Silk $198.00

Images courtesy of style.com, cyanatrendland.com, theselby.com and zimbio.com

Quotes courtesy of http://women.timesonline.co.uk