Paris: What It Is That Alber Elbaz Does at Lanvin
October 3rd, 2009
Lanvin Spring 2010
He wraps, folds, drapes, and knots fabrication around the body. He applies jewelry to the whole by piling decades worth of inspiration that messes with this historian’s head — how can a pickpocket mix of mid-century, the rifts on Seaman Schepps’ wooden gems, 1960s blends of clashing color, David Webb-esque beasts chomping at the bit, and 1950s neo-Victoriana, work? Yet they do — and well. This is designer Alber Elbaz’s gift to Lanvin. He is a framer. It is is a well-known premise that a picture frame works best when it so compliments the art it surrounds and the environment in which it is viewed, that it becomes practically invisible.
Lanvin Spring 2010
Lanvin Spring 2010
Lanvin Spring 2010
Lanvin Spring 2010
Lanvin Spring 2010