{"id":457,"date":"2008-03-10T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=457"},"modified":"2009-12-17T00:20:06","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T05:20:06","slug":"from-archives-of-christian-francis-roth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/from-archives-of-christian-francis-roth\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Archives of Christian Francis Roth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best thing about having this blog has been meeting or corresponding with new people*, who have included other bloggers, the inventor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisnext.com\/item\/D708DE02\/Bumpe-The-Swedish-Party-Bull\">Bumpe the Swedish Bull<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/80s-designer-judaysia-will-fix-your.html\">fabulous hair\/clothing designer<\/a>. This weekend, I was thrilled to bits to get an email from adorable &#8217;90s designer Christian Francis Roth. I&#8217;ve written about him twice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/hes-ba-ck-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">September 22, 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/mizrahi-oldham-roth-magic-and-loony.html\">January 31, 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After reading his email 10 times to make sure I wasn&#8217;t having a hallucination, I wrote back and asked him what he was up to.  He told me, &#8220;I closed my label in 1997 and have been working corporate design jobs for the past 10 years with companies like Nordstrom and Tommy Bahama. I&#8217;ve also done freelance creative consulting for Esprit, Anne Klein and Polo.&#8221;  He&#8217;s been a busy bee.<\/p>\n<p>I also asked Christian if he could send me some photos of pieces from his own label. As I&#8217;ve said, it&#8217;s very hard to find pictures of them online. Well, that&#8217;s not going to be a problem anymore!<\/p>\n<p>First, two versions of the famous Rothola crayon dress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RGp6Fm4MI\/AAAAAAAACVo\/CIP_DfPPenU\/s1600-h\/crayon+1.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175839557536899266\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RGp6Fm4MI\/AAAAAAAACVo\/CIP_DfPPenU\/s320\/crayon+1.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RPiaFm4SI\/AAAAAAAACWY\/OZKfM4ZN3Ew\/s1600-h\/crayon+2.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175849324292530466\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RPiaFm4SI\/AAAAAAAACWY\/OZKfM4ZN3Ew\/s320\/crayon+2.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Ay yi yi! I haven&#8217;t been keeping a close enough eye on eBay. A &#8220;Sky Blue&#8221; crayon dress sold YESTERDAY for $700.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RNdaFm4QI\/AAAAAAAACWI\/n6ax_Wrj1BI\/s1600-h\/crayon3+from+ebay.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175847039369928962\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RNdaFm4QI\/AAAAAAAACWI\/n6ax_Wrj1BI\/s320\/crayon3+from+ebay.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/search.ebay.com\/_W0QQsassZlesliehindman\">Leslie Hindman Auctioneers<\/a> via eBay<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And the Oxygen Tank jacket went for $225.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RPHaFm4RI\/AAAAAAAACWQ\/a9FwoTzmhf0\/s1600-h\/oxygentank.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175848860436062482\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RPHaFm4RI\/AAAAAAAACWQ\/a9FwoTzmhf0\/s320\/oxygentank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/search.ebay.com\/_W0QQsassZlesliehindman\">Leslie Hindman Auctioneers<\/a> via eBay<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Back to Christian&#8217;s photos. I mentioned the egg-cellent breakfast suit <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/hes-ba-a-ck-again.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFv6Fm4KI\/AAAAAAAACVY\/e698uY2PTvA\/s1600-h\/breakfast+suit.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175838561104486562\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFv6Fm4KI\/AAAAAAAACVY\/e698uY2PTvA\/s320\/breakfast+suit.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>I like the asymmetry of the scribble suit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFIKFm4II\/AAAAAAAACVI\/ID_X_v1hy8w\/s1600-h\/scribble+suit.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175837878204686466\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFIKFm4II\/AAAAAAAACVI\/ID_X_v1hy8w\/s320\/scribble+suit.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>I would be as happy as this model if I got to wear the pencil shavings suit!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RG46Fm4NI\/AAAAAAAACVw\/pWjL6Dmy8hc\/s1600-h\/Pencil+Shavings.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175839815234937042\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RG46Fm4NI\/AAAAAAAACVw\/pWjL6Dmy8hc\/s320\/Pencil+Shavings.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Sure, Yves Saint Laurent did &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2005\/10\/04\/reports\/Rysl.php\">le smoking<\/a>&#8221; but this is a REAL smoking jacket!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFbKFm4JI\/AAAAAAAACVQ\/TyOdxSLoLjk\/s1600-h\/smoking+jacket.JPG\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175838204622200978\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RFbKFm4JI\/AAAAAAAACVQ\/TyOdxSLoLjk\/s320\/smoking+jacket.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>If I had the smoking jacket, I fear the beret-wearing ladies from my vintage Moschino jacket might come to blows over Mr. Mustache.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/altamiranyc.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/happy-birthday-wendy.html\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175843380057792738\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/R9RKIaFm4OI\/AAAAAAAACV4\/-Ek1kNl7A7o\/s320\/moschino+jacket.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">WendyB braces herself for trouble from the lapel ladies.<br \/>\nPhoto by <a href=\"http:\/\/altamiranyc.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/happy-birthday-wendy.html\">Altamira<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>I will have more photos from Christian tomorrow.<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\">*I owe several of you peeps posts and\/or tag responses. I haven&#8217;t forgotten!<br \/>\n**All photos  &#8212; excluding the eBay photos and the photo of me &#8212; are courtesy Christian Francis Roth.<\/span> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best thing about having this blog has been meeting or corresponding with new people*, who have included other bloggers, the inventor of Bumpe the Swedish Bull and a fabulous hair\/clothing designer. This weekend, I was thrilled to bits to get an email from adorable &#8217;90s designer Christian Francis Roth. I&#8217;ve written about him twice:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/from-archives-of-christian-francis-roth\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81,61,41,113,40],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-christian-francis-roth","7":"category-dresses","8":"category-pictures-of-me","9":"category-suits","10":"category-vintage","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3328,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457\/revisions\/3328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}