Lanvin

Oh Alber

by Lara on August 26, 2009

in fashion

Lanvin holds a special place in my heart. My mother has worn the original 1927 formula of Lanvin Arpege since before I was born and I’ve always associated the scent and the name with opulent notions.

The hefty Fall fashion magazines are out so I caved and finally reinvested myself into checking out what’s going on in high fashion. My first stop was to revisit Lanvin. I wrote about Elbaz’s 2009 Pre-Fall collection back in January, which was absurd to me. We were still enjoying one winter and being forced to assess what was coming a year later, all while anticipating warmer days. Elbaz has a consistent Fall aesthetic, certainly not predictable. His F2009RTW collection retained his vision from Pre-Fall. I love his vision. It suits the ideal core of myself so completely… a visual representation of my heart if fashion were my only medium. In a fantasy world where I could intern under any designer, it would be Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz.

Here are some of the Fall detail shots via Style.com.

Long leather gloves are sticking around! They must be sublimely soft!

I love his soft weathered interpretation of Fall.

Still love the cone heels!

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darkness

by Lara on January 27, 2009

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I have tried really hard to avoid all the pre-fall collections considering I’m dying for warm weather and I’m completely over my current wardrobe right now but I can’t ignore Lanvin. Alber Elbaz is my all-time favorite little designing pork chop and he’s done it again for 2009. He carefully designs to flatter the female figure, is a master of drapery, always creates the season’s “it dress”, and really didn’t hold back on decadent details for this collection. While I wouldn’t style the separates the way he chose to, the dresses are always standalone masterpieces.

(photos: style.com)

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cones

by Lara on November 25, 2008

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Words cannot express how tired I am of the 5″ platform stiletto craze. Yes, they’re beautiful but, the only place those shoes are appropriate are at a club and you certainly couldn’t dance in them for very long without needing to be carried out on a gurney. When professional models can’t even maneuver in them…

Maybe because I have small feet (6.5), the incline of an extremely high heel is much more steep than a larger foot would have to endure. Either way, they’re nice to look at but the impracticality and discomfort blows my mind.

In my Fall shoe review, I picked a lot of chunky/cone shaped heels with wee platforms. This is what I’m craving right now (oh, and some nude pointed pumps).

These grey satin, black patent and gold Lanvin heels are just so pretty. Elber Albaz always hits the nail right on the head.

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+ & -

by Lara on November 23, 2008

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  • such a neat way to waste time doodling with the softest palette – bomomo
  • This is the first time I’ve posted anything for men but… I love this jacket. I’m not a big fan of jackets with elastic at the waist, like bombers and traditional varsity jackets. This one is so sharp!! It would take a special man to pull this off and I would love to see who can do it!

Junya Wantanabe

  • Sakurako Shimizu is a conceptual artist who is laser cutting wave patterns of the various sounds in our environment into jewelry! There are wedding rings that say I DO… and I especially like this sweet idea of a giggle necklace.

  • I love Sonny Vandevelde’s backstage photos at fashion shows. Seeing the outfits in real and playful poses brings a new dimension to high fashion. Here’s his take on the S2009RTW Lanvin collection, one of my favorites.
  • Here are some of my favorite pieces from that collection from Style.com – get a load of the details! These are the kind of clothes I would love to attempt to make. If I could have anything for x-mas, it would be a good adjustable dressform in my size range. Oh to play with drape!!!

    The nude pumps are exactly what I need to be seeing right now.

    • Zoe Bradleycreates daunting paper sculptures with an eye for fashion. Dresses, headpieces, installations and displays, she has an impressive portfolio.
    • This lamp by ET2 is made of chrome and glass. It’s violent, angry, sexy and offensive.

    •  This camera by Takara Tomy isn’t available in the US yet but what fun would this be at a party – a 5mp digital camera that holds 20 sheets of paper and prints your pictures without ink!!
    • I love you but… ”is a picture book about the moment in a relationship when you realize you don’t love someone completely…” by Alex Holder and Ross Neil. Hilarious. Sad. True.

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    • WebUrbanist has posted a collection of abandoned theme parks and other recreational places all over the world. It’s quite sad to see how easily we give up the old to move onto the new.
    • The Shiba Inu puppies are getting so big… the end of the live puppy cam is nigh!
    • Fashion terms that need to be killed. I had to add “gorgeous” in the comments, of course.
    •  Newsweek tells the masses how to dress for troubled times. I love that they refer to eccentric Diane Pernett who covers some of the most extravagant art and fashion shows all over the world, simply because she wears the same all black outfit day in and day out. Ridiculous. (The article was nice in that it addresses the honest approach of being true to your authentic self… why a recession has to remind people of this is beyond me.)
    • A friend who I’ve known for over a decade passed away earlier this week. He touched so many lives and I find it amazing how after talking to multitudes of people who regarded him like a brother, no one can think of a single bad thing to say about him. We all can only hope to have a legacy like that.

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