Lanvin

Lanvin
by Dean Merceron

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Author: Dean Merceron
Contributor: Alber Elbaz
Contributor: Harold Koda
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-23
ISBN: 0847829537
Number of pages: 370
Publisher: Rizzoli

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Book Review: Useful but incomplete monograph on the house of Lanvin
Summary: 3 Stars

This book is the best resource available regarding the original designs of Jeanne Lanvin, but it is an absolute travesty that the author chose not to include any mention of the house's creative output from the time of Lanvin's death in 1946 until the moment Alber Elbaz took the helm in 2002 almost fifty years later (with a whopping sixty pages devoted to the current designer). Granted Elbaz is a very talented man, but so were his predecessors Antonio del Castillo, Jules-Francois Crahay, and Claude Montana, and I fully expected them to be represented in this volume. For the fashion enthusiast, this book is certainly worth buying, but unless the omissions are corrected in a later volume it is manifestly an incomplete history of the house of Lanvin. You can find good examples of Crahay's designs for Lanvin in the book _Rare Bird of Fashion_, but I know of no serious scholarship regarding Antonio del Castillo's body of work, and this is a shame. This book is an indispensable addition to any library of the history of fashion, but it has absolutely missed an opportunity to showcase the creativity of Lanvin's successors / Elbaz's predecessors.

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Summary of Lanvin

The House of Lanvin evolved from the creative force and remarkable energy of an extraordinary woman, Jeanne Lanvin. Her design career survived fifty-six successful and productive years. Lanvin is the oldest surviving couture house, in near-continuous existence from 1909 through the present day. Her body of work includes millinery, children?s wear, haute couture, fragrances, furs, lingerie, menswear, and interior design among others. The continuous public appeal and the youthful image of these couture creations are lasting aspects of Madame Lanvin?s career. At the heart of this book are key collections from 1909 through 1946, the year of Lanvin?s death. Original fashion illustrations, beading and embroidery swatches play a crucial role in demonstrating her intricate, creative, and innovative techniques. The house of Lanvin is currently experiencing a period of great acclaim, emerging as a darling of the press, Hollywood, and the larger fashion community. With the most modern of efforts, Alber Elbaz, the current design director, is drawing from the rich Lanvin tradition to create an award-winning collection that at once evokes, reveres, and reinvents the intentions of its founder.

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