Emmanuelle Alt

There are only a handful of women who we can confidently say never make a styling misstep, and in the case of Vogue Paris editrix Emmanuelle Alt, she knows how to wear her classics so well, we just can't fault her. And with this latest look, she proved she can still shake things up too. Alt briefly parted ways with her usual all-black uniform in favor of a cool printed blazer, a gray-knit sweater, cropped evergreen trousers, and the perfect pair of slouchy black boots. Our first thought? This is everything we want from a great Fall outfit. Our next thought? We could totally wear this to work and feel slick enough to head straight from the office to happy hour, as is. At the end of the day, we're looking to make the most of our wardrobe — and if you're worried the printed blazer won't go the distance, here are a few more ideas. Pair it with a crisp button-up and jeans, throw it over an edgy LBD, or let it be the statement piece in a black-blouse-and-pencil-skirt combo. Now that we've covered our bases, let's channel our own version of Emmanuelle Alt Parisian chic.

Clockwise, from top left: Topshop Jacquard Collarless Jacket ($140), Mango Flecked Oversize Jumper ($70), Club Monaco Elsa Pant ($150), See by Chloé Slouchy Textured Leather Boots ($640), Michael Michael Kors Black and Gold Belt ($42)

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• Donna Karan will memorialize her late husband, Stephan Weiss, with a book titled Stephan Weiss: Connecting the Dots, Portrait of a Man. The Assouline title will be on shelves this Fall and will focus on his artwork and how he supported Karan's career. "Behind every great woman is a greater man, and Stephan was mine," Karan said. [WWD]
  

• Henry Holland has teamed up with Superga on a line of shoes decorated in his signature prints, leopard, and pastel colors. "Superga is a really great brand with great technical knowledge, manufacturing and distribution, so this project really makes sense for me," he said. [Dazed Digital]
  

• Gisele Bundchen, who covered Vogue Paris's June 2012 issue, is featured in a beachy editorial lensed by Inez Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Emmanuelle Alt styled the spread, titled Perfect Girl. [Design Scene]
  

• Calvin Klein's ex-boyfriend Nick Gruber has completed his stay in rehab and wrote on Facebook that he's a changed man. "I am a different person. I don't want to go back to my old self," he wrote. "No more partying. Time to be a grown adult." [The Huffington Post]

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>> Carine Roitfeld is not only enjoying life as a free agent — she's also enjoying the ability to speak her mind, she says. In a recent New York Times article, the former editor opened up on everything from her current hair color to certain friendships — new and old. Among the newest tidbits? Confirmation that stylist — and former French Vogue colleague — Marie-Amélie Sauvé will be involved in Roitfeld's yet-to-be-named magazine. Read on for a few more highlights:

On the past year: "This could have been a terrible year for me. It could have been very sad for me. I could have gone off to hide at a spa, or to Riyadh, but instead I changed my personality, and it has been a very successful year.”

On the Roitfeld brand: "Funnily, it is true that my name has become almost a brand. Maybe I will follow Tom Ford. I will not be as successful as him, but I want to have as much fun.”

On returning to her roots as a natural brunette, after five years of being blond: "I think I will be more me."

On losing her 10-year friendship with Emanuelle Alt: "Maybe this was not supposed to be a friendship. If I look at the balance, maybe I lost some people I thought were my friends, but I made so many new friends. I am very happy, in the end, because I am the winner . . . at the end of the day."

>> Carine Roitfeld has confirmed that she's working on a new magazine, and hints that the imagery may be different than the vampy irreverence she was associated with at Vogue Paris: "I will always be irreverent in my own way, but I will try to use new approaches. I've used a lot of cigarettes, a lot of sexy pictures, a lot of naked girls. I will try to do something totally different now, because I don't want to get bored of myself or to bore my readers. So, if I learn something new today, I will use it. I have to reinvent myself." She continues: "I want to see a link between the catwalk and reality. It's difficult for the woman to understand how to wear the clothes she is seeing on the catwalk. Maybe I can find a new way of thinking and a totally different way to express myself."

When asked what she thinks of Vogue Paris under Emmanuelle Alt, meanwhile, Roitfeld is dismissive: "I am very happy with what is happening to me today. I am focusing on the future, new challenges, and projects. I am not really looking to the past or what others are doing."

>> After six months in office as Vogue Paris's editor-in-chief, Emmanelle Alt — who spent a decade as the magazine's fashion director — tells Vogue: “It is really strange, editing the magazine; it’s like decorating an apartment you have lived in for ten years already.”

One of the first things the six-foot, 44-year-old editor installed in her new office? An iPod sound system, as she likes to have music — think Michael Jackson, ABBA, disco, and David Bowie — playing as she works. "People say to me, ‘Oh, my God, your iPod!’ But I think a lot of us love the stuff of our teenage years,” she explains.

And the musical leanings extend to her out-of-office duties, too: “I love to dance, I love to sing. After a shoot, I like to do karaoke. David [Sims, the photographer] likes it, too. And Kate [Moss]. In the studio, when you’ve been working hard all day, it’s such good energy to just play around.” She and Moss tend to duet on “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough),” by Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand, Alt says, with Alt on Streisand's part and Moss on Summer duty.