Roxanne Lowit at ASVOFF 7
photo by Roxanne Lowit me with Kelly Cutrone at ASVOFF NYC
NEW YORK – APRIL 05: (R) Photographer Roxanne Lowit poses with daughter Vanessa Lowit at the Second Annual Live Art Auction benefiting Stoked Mentoring held at Milk Gallery on April 5, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
ASVOFF 4 by Roxanne Lowit
Roxanne and me
Roxanne at ASVOFF 7
first fashion shoot of my early collection by Roxanne Lowit
At Versace’s house in Miami by Roxanne Lowit
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 29: Photogrpaher Roxanne Lowit, Fran Drescher and guest attend Roxanne Lowit’s “Yves Saint Laurent” Book Launch at Steven Kasher Gallery on October 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Magic Moments by Roxanne Lowit
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 29: Photogrpaher Roxanne Lowit attends Roxanne Lowit’s “Yves Saint Laurent” Book Launch at Steven Kasher Gallery on October 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Dear Shaded Viewers,
Haute Couture collections are around the corner and Roxanne Lowit was always a fixture on the Paris Fashion Week both Pret-A-Porter and Haute Couture. Roxanne was my neighbour in New York when we both lived in the West Village. My downstairs neighbour, John Rynski, at the time was her assistant and introduced me to her. I imagine it was the mid 70’s and we stayed in touch ever since. She used to cover my fashion shows and later when I moved to Paris, we would always meet for lunch or dinner during Paris Haute Couture. I won’t be physically at the Memorial but I will be there in spirit. Roxanne was the first woman backstage photographer and had to fight for her place. She was adored by Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent and of course John Galliano. She did a great book on Dior the Galliano years however his scandal happened about the same time as the release of the book but that is another story for another time.
RIP
Later,
Diane
Diane Pernet
A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.
