PFW AW15: Lanvin

Xenia Founta
News
Wafting a mistral of Moroccan memories, Lanvin AW15 was an amalgamation of North African and European influences. Uniting past with modern, Alber Elbaz, creative director of the luxury house since 2001, wanted ...

Paris Menswear AW15: Lanvin

Livia Feltham
News
Lanvin are perhaps better equipped to do this season’s ubiquitous approach to understated luxury than any other menswear offshoot brand out there. There is something about their brand identity that says dark br...

PFW SS15: Lanvin

Livia Feltham
News
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Lanvin is the one French fashion institution that puts on the kind of show that really makes all the excitement centred around Paris on the last international stop-off SS15 will be making for the season really ...

Paris Menswear SS15: Lanvin

Livia Feltham
News
There was an inordinate sense of pace at Lanvin on the final day of spring summer 2015’s menswear itinerary. All the same, if any brand has a firm hold on quick perspicacious elegance in our modern world it’s o...

The stiletto

Jodie Kharas
Archive
  The story of the stiletto began at the dawn of a new world. The Second World The Second World War had ended and the protocols of tradition were deemed irrelevant. In an effort to restore the pre-WW2 s...

PFW AW14: Lanvin

Nicola Kavanagh
News
Alber, Alber, Alber, in how many ways dost though pleasure us? The Lanvin show is always a treat. Alber Elbaz’s impeccable taste and masterful understanding of what looks good on a woman make the collection an ...

Couture in China

Nicola Kavanagh
Feature
Haute couture, French for “high sewing” has long been synonymous with the very finest form of skill and craftsmanship. While the wider influence of prêt-à-porter often trickles down the fashion chain, haute...