It's my 200th post and I thought I'd do a special post. I thought about writing about Karl, or Valentino, or Hermes (yet again), but nothing shakes my fashion groove like Lanvin.
As you already know, I adore Jeanne Lanvin. And you may also know that Alber Elbaz is my imaginary best friend. In my head, we are best friends spending time drawing, sipping wine, and shopping. I am his muse, of course, and he names dresses after me. La vie est belle.
As you already know, I adore Jeanne Lanvin. And you may also know that Alber Elbaz is my imaginary best friend. In my head, we are best friends spending time drawing, sipping wine, and shopping. I am his muse, of course, and he names dresses after me. La vie est belle.
There is no doubt in my mind that my darling Alber is the most talented designer working today, a fact that most critics would gladly back up. The current issue of Vanity Fair proclaims that his Spring 2010 collection "will probably be remembered as one of of those seminal moments that reset the fashion clock for the future". And what a future it will be!
My ultimate fashion moment would be to inspire an Alber Elbaz illustration or a Miss Lanvin doll. So I dedicate my 200th post to Alber's artwork.
self portrait
sketch for Barneys NY window, 2004
sketch for a 2005/06 F/W campaign
sketch for the Lanvin window on Faubourg Saint-Honore, 2007
illustration for Barneys NY Lanvin trunk sale, 2009
illustration for the Bergdorf Goodman Lanvin boutique, 2009
Miss Lanvin dolls, 2009I salute you!
Further reading:
Lanvin by Dean Merceron.
"Ladies' Man: Alber Elbaz and the refinement of Lanvin" by Ariel Levy , The New Yorker, March 2009 (download!)
"Ladies' Man: Alber Elbaz and the refinement of Lanvin" by Ariel Levy , The New Yorker, March 2009 (download!)
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