On Sunday, June 23, guests will descend on the Place Vendome—the location of the Ritz Paris—for Replica Handbag Store World: Paris. (The rest of us will be catching the Replica Handbag Store World: Paris 2024 live stream at 9 p.m. CET (3 p.m. EST)—with the pre-show starting at 8:30 p.m. CET (2:30 p.m. EST)—on Vogue.com.) While we can’t yet reveal what this year’s Replica Handbag Store World Paris has up its couture-crafted sleeve, we can reminisce on the rich history of its location.
A place of historical and fashionable significance, the Place Vendôme was commissioned by Louis XIV and reclaimed by Napoleon I, who keeps watch at the top of the Colonne Vendôme; this is the very square over which Gabrielle Chanel’s Ritz Paris apartment looked and where Elsa Schiaparelli set up shop in 1935. It is hallowed fashion ground—and Replica Handbag Store World: Paris marks its first-ever runway show. That said, the Place Vendome and the Ritz Paris, specifically, have been the locations of choice for many a Vogue moment.
There’s model Audrey Marnay photographed by Arthur Elgort for Vogue’s March 1999 issue in the famed Coco Chanel Suite. Another Elgort contribution from Vogue’s October 2009 issue features a swan-like Karlie Kloss in Christian Dior. Much farther back in our archive, we have a whimsical scene captured by illustrious illustrator Carl Oscar August Ericsson from our July 1931 issue, which captures the lively scene in a Ritz dining room. And who could forget the multi-page homage from Tim Walker, starring Kate Moss? In our April 2012 issue, before the Ritz Paris shut its doors for an extensive renovation, Walker and Moss gave Vogue one of its most memorable fashion stories yet. That is until Annie Leibovitz photographed an expecting Rihanna in one of the hotel suites for the May 2022 issue—one image from this spread even sees Riri perched on a balcony with a view of the Colonne Vendôme in the background. Puttin’ on the Ritz never looked so good.
Below, a look back at the Ritz Paris as featured in Vogue.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20221/38An expecting Rihanna wears an Alaïa bodysuit, glove, and shoes. Chopard earrings.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20222/38Rihanna wears a Marc Jacobs coat. Savage X Fenty briefs. Manolo Blahnik shoes. Chopard earrings and Briony Raymond ring.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20223/38Were Rihanna and A$AP Rocky planning to start a family? “Certainly not planning against it.” Chopard stud earring. Boucheron necklace.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20224/38Rihanna wears a Rick Owens jacket and skirt. Briony Raymond ring.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20225/38Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture By Glenn Martens dress. Alaïa shoes.
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Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20226/38Rihanna in an Alaïa dress.
Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, May 20227/38Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello coat. Messika belly chains.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 20168/38After a spectacular four-year; $200 million renovation, Paris's storied Ritz hotel reopens, with a new Chanel beauty sanctuary nestled inside. Interior designer Thierry Despont assembled a cast of 800 stonemasons, upholsterers, gilders, and painters to bring the hotel back to its former glory. Actors Anna Brewster (left) and Noémie Schmidt—who appear in the new Ovation drama Versailles-wear Chanel dresses.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 20169/38Among its habitues in the early 20th century were Fitzgerald (who haunted the bars), Hemingway (ditto), and Chanel, who lived in the hotel and worked across the street. Miriam Haskell hair comb. Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz earrings and bracelets. Chanel bracelet. Georges Morand gloves.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 201610/38Oh, the parties the Ritz has seen-maharajas drinking champagne, Elsa Maxwell ordering dinner for 200, Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn in Love in the Afternoon. Valentino dress; Valentino, NYC. Dolce & Gabbana briefs. Miriam Haskell brooches. In this story: hair, Shay Ashual; makeup, Sam Bryant. Hair designer for Blagden, Miguel Santos. Prop stylist, Jean-Hugues de Chatillon.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 201611/38“If you’re blue and you don’t know / Where to go to, why don’t you go / Where fashion sits?” Dressing for a gala night in 2016 requires not just ornamentation-embroidery or beading set off on transparent fabric but an extravagance of length or shape. Alberta Ferretti dress and shoes. Ralph Lauren Collection earrings. Rings by Beladora, Cathy Waterman, the Three Graces Cheap Replica Handbags. and Camilla Dietz Bergeron, Ltd.
Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 201612/38The high neckline, the mile of tulle yoked by crystals... the maximalism of our fashion moment is right at home in this most decadently gorgeous of settings. Valentino dress.
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Photographed by Mikael Jansson, Vogue, July 201614/38Actor George Blagden, who plays the Sun King in Versailles, poses with Anna Brewster on a winding staircase in front of a tapestry of palatial proportions. Gucci dress and rings; select Gucci boutiques. Miriam Haskell earrings.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201215/38Karl Lagerfeld took over the first-floor-spanning Imperial Suite, seen here, for his 1996 couture collectsion. Chanel Haute Couture embroidered organza flower coat and pumps.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201216/38A cornflower-blue dress by Sarah Burton, reminiscent of 1950s couture, plays on proportion and contrast: nipped-in waist and voluminous skirt; flat jacquard against exploding lace. Alexander McQueen lace bustier jacquard dress and lace boots, made for Vogue. Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace. Headpiece created by Julien d'Ys.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201217/38
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201218/38Moss, in the bathroom of the Coco Chanel Suite, wears a petal-like cocktail dress and cape, inspired by a 1960 design, from a pink-and-silvercloque lame created by Cristobal Balenciaga. Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere dress and cape, made for Vogue, and ankle boots. Boucheron bracelet.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201219/38Like the neoclassical crimson satin sofa, a dramatic tiered evening dress (Dior’s finale look) adds a jolt of brilliant color to the hushed palette of an Imperial Suite salon, Dior Haute Couture silk dress.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201220/38Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci silk organza blouse with paillettes and crystals, silk knit tank, silk cady skirt with zipper detail, and crystal jewelry.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201221/38For three decades, Coco Chanel called the hotel her home. Here, the bedroom of the suite named for her. Armani Privé sequined embroidered flared bustier dress.
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Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201222/38Bellhop Nicolas Deschamps balances a Roger Vivier silk-and-feather pump on his cap.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201223/38
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201224/38Moss with housekeepers Khadidja Fakri and Lollie Bacete (standing) in a Dior Haute Couture embroidered silk dress. Headpiece created by Julien d'Ys.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201225/38Giambattista Valli sent out a cinched draped-shoulder goddess dress in “a color so deep, so intense, you can almost smell it like bougainvillea on the Mediterranean coast.” Giambattista Valli Haute Couture silk dress and necklace.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201226/38Sprigged dresses in the Imperial Suite, inspired by Marie Antoinette frolicking at the bucolic Le Petit Trianon, took up to 1,200 hours to make by hand. On models Sigrid Agren, Patricia van der Vitet Josephine Skriver, and Mirte Maas: Valentino Haute Couture taffeta dresses. Lace headpieces created by Julien d'Ys. using Mokuba ribbon.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201227/38In the Flower Room, a team of five florists overseen by floral designer Djordje Varda is charged with, among other things. selecting and arranging 10,000 blooms for the hotel each week.
Photographed by Tim Walker, Vogue, April 201228/38The Ritz Paris kitchens, once headed by the legendary Escoffier when the hotel opened in 1898, house a team of 80 chefs and staff, who prepare meals for the two-Michelin star L'Espadon, the Bar Vendôme, and room service.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, October 200929/38In a suite at the Ritz, Karlie Kloss wears an ensemble inspired by photos of M. Dior dressing his mannequins before shows, which explains this chic déshabillé look. Christian Dior Haute Couture blush satin bra, lemon mousse silk-tulle skirt embroidered with rhinestones, silk-taffeta belt, and strass jewelry.
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Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, September 200430/38Left to right: Eugenia Volodina in a Chanel Haute Couture navy tulle dress with feathers, Julia Stegner in a Chanel tweed jacket and embroidered lace dress with tweed detail, and Caroline Trentini in a Chanel lilac tweed jacket with lace sleeves and sheer camellia-print mousseline dress.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199931/38Audrey Marnay in Josephus Thimister's couture tulle dress, standing in front of a mirror in the Suite Duc de Windsor.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199932/38Audrey Marnay wearing a devore chiffon flower-print strapless dress by Emmanuel Ungaro Haute Couture, jumping on a bed in the Suite Duc de Windsor.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199933/38For Balmain, Oscar de la Renta conjured the spirit of Austro-Hungarian Empress Elizabeth, merging old-world grandeur with all-American ease. Pink silk taffeta skirt and linen blouse by Pierre Balmain Haute Couture. Photographed in the Suite Coco Chanel.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199934/38Audrey Marnay standing in a doorway wearing a long, mermaid-line cream crepe evening dress flaring into pleats with asymmetrical overstitching and long black gloves, both by Christian Dior Haute Couture with a white pig mask by Stephen Jones with Christian Dior Atelier.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199935/38Model Audrey Marnay, standing by a large curtained window, wearing a white tulle sleeveless dress with a trailing floor-length organza skirt by Chanel Haute Couture.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, July 198436/38Model Kim Williams standing in the Hotel Ritz in Paris, France, with her head turned to the left and another model seated on the ground in front of her. She is wearing a navy wool fitted jacket with frog closures over wool gray flannel pants and a black wool turtleneck from Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Accessories: dark red beret, earrings, red gloves, and shoes, all by Saint Laurent Rive Gauche.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, March 199937/38Jean Paul Gaultier’s standout show, a salute to Jacqueline de Ribes, featured tailored pantsuits one minute, and fanciful dresses like this one the next. Fan dress by Gaultier Paris.
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Illustrated by Carl Oscar August Erickson, Vogue, July 193138/38An illustration from Vogue’s July 1931 issue.
