“I was searching for a story that people would get when they look at the book — and the story is the process. … The book is small and fat — something I could relate to.”
– The adorable, and adorably rotund, Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, on the new book of his designs that will be debuting this fall. The book might be short and fat, but it’s not cheap — it’ll cost around €320. [NY Times]
It’s not a secret that I have a lot of love for Alber Elbaz: there is no one in the fashion industry who seems more genuine than the Lanvin designer. He takes his job and his art very seriously, which is evident season after season in his masterful collections, and in quotes he always sounds sweet and easy-going (unlike most everyone else in fashion). Love! So it thrills me to know that Mr. Elbaz has been penning a 700-page book filled with both text and photos. The tome will document the entire design and production process of a Lanvin collection. Considering how fond I am of Alber and his designs, I may do more than just skim through this one. In true lovably eccentric fashion, the author has declared that some of the pages will be blank, because “that is how I start every day.” Amen. [NYMag.com]
Remember the days when Smurfette seemed to have one dress, one pair of shoes, and one hat? Well this season, she’s smurfing it up in the hottest designer accessories this season. Harper’s Bazaar outfitted the blue fashion maven in accessories from Lanvin (pictured above), Marc Jacobs (photo after the jump), Dolce & Gabbana, and Louis Vuitton. So if you wanna dress like Smurfette, then it’ll cost you $6,835 for the Lanvin look alone. [Harper's Bazaar] Keep reading »
” see Internets every morning — I don’t have an e-mail address and, you know, I don’t do Internet, but every morning my boyfriend, Alex, makes me coffee and we watch these images. And more and more I see these stylish women wearing all these evening dresses for day, and I thought, how beautiful. So it’s not just about the nice gray sweater and the nice, I don’t know, that nice straight skirt, but it’s becoming a little bit more elaborated during the day.”
– Alber Elbaz explains the inspiration for Lanvin’s pre-fall 2011 collection to The Cut. He’s also another designer to admit he hasn’t employed the full power of the internet to do business. Maybe that’s why the majority of legitimate fashion bloggers have a difficult time getting invitations to the high-end fashion shows, unless they are a geeky teenager with gray hair. Keep reading »
When I saw these $2,000 Lanvin python and Mongolian fur pumps, a few things went through my mind. First and foremost: what kind of hair products would you need to buy to maintain these shoes’ lustrous locks?” A close second: I have to find out what the men think of these. Check out their candid opinions after the jump… Keep reading »
How cute are these holiday dolls designed by Alber Elbaz for Lanvin? Word has it they were made for window displays of a Parisian department store, but we’re itching to hang them on a tree. [Chic Report] Keep reading »
Behold Lanvin‘s earmuff design, complete with a jeweled brooch and dyed fox fur. Any guesses as to how much these winter warmers cost? (Hint: It’s more than some people earn in a month.) The answer after the jump! Keep reading »
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