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Sep 19, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024


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Today, Carine Roitfeld celebrates her 70th birthday ♥ A renowned fashion editor and stylist, she is best known as the founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book and former editor-in-chief of Vogue France. But how many other things do you know about her career?

Carine Roitfeld was born on 19 September 1954 in Paris and started her career as a model. She then went on to work at ELLE France, where she stayed for 15 years and forged a close friendship with fashion photographer Mario Testino. Fun fact: she made her debut on the front cover of ELLE France for the March 23rd, 2023 issue.

In the early 90s, Roitfeld and Testino were approached by Tom Ford at Gucci to work together on

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