Giovanna Battaglia In T Magazine

For three magical days, Giovanna Battaglia will describe her outfit for us via T Magazine. She is currently in São Paulo for the launch of the new Carla Amorim boutique which explains her lack of a winter coat here. What is Gio wearing? A whole lotta pop! In her own words, “This fun print on my Prada skirt is perfect for the tropical weather in São Paulo, no? I matched with an easy silk blouse from Equipment — it’s much more modern than a T-shirt. I chose the Carla Amorim white agate and diamond drop earrings to pop against the solid green blouse and maxed them with green agate and black quartz rings, which pop with my Louboutin shoes. Done.” Note that the Equipment line was created by her beau Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's father, Christian Restoin.

Giovanna Battaglia text and photograph © 2011 The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved.

Update on giovedì 24 marzo 2011 by kellina

Day Two of Giovanna Battaglia detailing her outfit for T Magazine: “The party was super glamorous and I wanted to be the jewel in the crown, which is why I wore a white lace Dolce & Gabbana dress with lots of black and white diamond pieces from [Carla] Amorim. To keep my feet glittering all night, I slipped into some Giuseppe Zanotti heels. No point being shy.” So right! Shine on, Gio.

Giovanna Battaglia text and photograph © 2011 The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved.

Update on venerdì 25 marzo 2011 by kellina

Finally we have Day Three in which Giovanna Battaglia graciously shares her outfit with us: “I love this Erdem dress — it’s floral, laid-back and glamorous, which is the São Paulo way. In addition to my Carla Amorim baubles, I am wearing a pendant my mother designed, which I never take off. It’s like my hidden armor!” Oh I want to see! The Cuba Libra cuff by Carla Amorim that Gio wears is the perfect accompaniment to this glorious dress by Erdem. Muito linda!

Giovanna Battaglia text and photograph © 2011 The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved.

Battaglia And Roitfeld At Save Venice Ball

Tuesday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York, the 40th Annual Save Venice Un Ballo in Maschera raised over $650,000 to support restoration of Italy's beloved city. Giovanna Battaglia was on hand to celebrate for the worthy cause, gorgeous in a red Valentino dress and a white plaster mask, along with her beau, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld. Over 500 guests reveled in the hotel's Grand Ballroom, designed by Ron Wendt to resemble an Adriatic fantasy for the charitable event. Though it was tough to distinguish the guests behind their masks, a few of the fabulous that turned out in support of Save Venice include Olivia Chantecaille, Amy Fine Collins, Jennifer Creel, Adelina Wong Ettelson, Heather Georges, Brad Goreski, Amanda Hearst, Courtney Love, Alexandra Lind Rose, Carlos Souza, Luigi Tadini, and Matthew White. Bulgari and Valentino sponsored the event, awarding prizes for the best mask including a $2,000 Valentino gift card for best female, a magnum of Grey Goose vodka for best male, and two nights at the luxurious Bulgari Hotel for best couple. Valentino hosted the afterparty at Mister H. Founded in 1966, Save Venice works to raise money to restore the architecture and art of Venice, a total of more than $40 million to date. For more information about Save Venice visit their web site or follow on Facebook.

Giovanna Battaglia and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photographs © 2011 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.
Giovanna Battaglia et al photographs courtesy of purseblog.com and newyorksocialdiary.com.

Update on giovedì 24 marzo 2011 by kellina

Giovanna Battaglia at Save Venice ball photographs © 2011 Condé Nast and © 2011 Daily Front Row. All Rights Reserved.

I Want To Be A Battaglia In Style Italy

Today we celebrate our first week in existence here at I Want To Be A Battaglia with a special treat from the Italian version of Style: I am thrilled to report that they chose to feature the brand new site in their Fashion section today! I will post a translation soon. Molto grazie!

Vorrei essere (anche) Giovanna Battaglia
21 marzo 2011
di Maria Luisa Tagariello

È fresco fresco di lancio I Want to Be a Battaglia, il nuovissimo sito interamente dedicato alla vita glamour di Giovanna Battaglia. È stata la stessa Kellina de Boer a segnalarcelo. Sì, proprio lei, la fan sfegatata della famiglia Roitfeld, creatrice dell'ormai noto I Want to Be a Roitfeld e del più recente I Want to Be an Alt di cui vi abbiamo parlato un paio di giorni fa.

Anche questo, sulla falsariga degli altri due, è costruito come un blog ricco di fotografie e informazioni sull'icona di stile italiana: il suo look, il suo lavoro di stylist, le interviste rilasciate ad altri magazine, e i suoi favorites (ovvero oggetti e luoghi preferiti, dall'agenda Smythson al correttore di Yves Saint Laurent, dalla camicia maschile al ristorante asiatico a New York).

Insomma Kellina, chi vorresti essere: Carine, Emmanuelle o Giovanna? E voi, care lettrici di Style.it, a chi vorreste fosse dedicato il prossimo blog?

Style.it text and image © 2011 Condé Nast. All Rights Reserved.

Update on giovedì 24 marzo 2011 by kellina

Molto grazie to Isabelle Reford for the English translation of the article from Style.it!

I (also) want to be Giovanna Battaglia

It's the freshly launched I Want to Be a Battaglia, the new site entirely dedicated to the glamorous life of Giovanna Battaglia. It was the same Kellina de Boer to show it to us. Yes, that's her, fanatic of the Roitfeld family, creator of the now famous I Want to Be a Roitfeld and the more recent I Want to Be an Alt of which we had spoken a couple of days ago.

This too, along the lines of the other two, is built like a blog full of pictures and information on the icon of Italian style: her look, her work as a stylist, interviews with other magazines, and her favorites (that is objects and favorite places, from the agenda at Smythson to the Yves Saint Laurent corrector, from men's shirts to the Asian restaurant in New York).

In short Kellina, who would you like to be: Carine, Emmanuelle or Giovanna? And you, dear readers of Style.it, to whom would you like to dedicate the next blog?

Translation from Italian to English by Isabelle Reford

Giovanna Battaglia: MaxMara Weekend S/S 2011

MaxMara Weekend S/S 2011
Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia
Model: Jacquelyn Jablonski
Photographer: Alexi Lubomirski

MaxMara images © 2011 MaxMara. All Rights Reserved.

Giovanna Battaglia: MaxMara Weekend F/W 2010

MaxMara Weekend F/W 2010
Stylist: Giovanna Battaglia
Model: Magdalena Frackowiak
Photographer: Alexi Lubomirski

MaxMara images © 2010 MaxMara. All Rights Reserved.