1867-1946 Jeanne Lanvin

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Dress (Robe de Style), ca. 1926
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk

metmuseum.org

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Dress, Afternoon, ca. 1927
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk, metallic thread

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Dress (Robe de Style), 1922
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk, metal, glass

metmuseum.org

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Dress (Robe de Style), Evening, 1922
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk, glass, metallic thread

metmuseum.org

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Dress (Robe de Style), 1922
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk, glass, metal

metmuseum.org

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Dress (Robe de Style), spring/summer 1924
House of Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin
silk, metallic thread, glass

metmuseum.org

[lotusgreen]

jeanne lanvin's collection of impressionist paintings is being auctioned at christies on dec 1. some very nice ones. numerous renoirs, vuillards, degas' etc

on their website

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From Couture: The Great Fashion Designers by Caroline Rennolds Milbank





Captions, from left to right:
1. Typical Lanvin ribbons on a Twenties robe de style
2. Gilda Gray photographed in a Lanvin picture dress before a Drian screen.
3. Twenties cloche from Lanvin.
4. A mother's dress and daughter's dress [1924-1925].
5. Representative Lanvin afternoon dresses trimmed with couched thread embroideries, ca. 1917.
6. Silver wedding dress designed for the Princesse d'Alcantra in 1936.
7. Lanvin evening dresses showing characteristic use of line stitching.

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[Crying Diamonds]

Fantastic clothes.
I was wondering - who first made popular that sort of billowing torso that only appears in the very first picture in this thread?
It was fashionable around the 1910s I think. The sort of dress the Tsarina and Queen Mary were seen wearing with a string of pearls.

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^ I wish that I could answer your question, but I don't know who was the first to make it popular either.

Parisian Designer Jeanne Lanvin
Jeanne Lanvin, one of the most noted Paris fashion designers, has been made an officer of the Legion of Honor, the first couturier ever to hold that rank. Mme. Lanvin began her career as a dressmaker and reached the top of her profession after years of effort. She is shown at her desk in her Paris establishment.
IMAGE: © Bettmann/Corbis
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: October 10, 1938
LOCATION: Paris, France
COLLECTION: Bettmann

Source: corbis.com

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Model Wearing an Evening Dress by Jeanne Lanvin
Original caption: Jeanne Lanvin displays her penchant for the picturesque lower waistline and full gathered skirt in this lovely evening dress of Nile green panne velvet with a huge wheel decoration of fur and pearl embroidery.
IMAGE: © Bettmann/CORBIS
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: October 01, 1925
COLLECTION: Bettmann

Source: corbis.com

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Lee Miller Wearing Black Dress and Cape
Original caption: Lee Miller wearing a black dress with small cape beaded with turquoise on steel disks, both by Jeanne Lanvin; photographed from the back.
IMAGE: © Condé Nast Archive/Corbis
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: ca. 1932
COLLECTION: Conde Nast

Source: corbis.com

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Model Wearing a Costume by Jeanne Lanvin
Original caption: Jeanne Lanvin, famous for her "robes de styles," created this picturesque costume in black velvet trimmed with ribbon and metal gallon.
IMAGE: © Bettmann/CORBIS
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: October 01, 1925
COLLECTION: Bettmann

Source: corbis.com

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Actress Mary Pickford Standing and Holding a Hat
Original caption: Mary Pickford is shown wearing a dress made by Jeanne Lanvin of Paris.
IMAGE: © Bettmann/CORBIS
COLLECTION: Bettmann

Source: corbis.com

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Original caption: Models wearing (from left) crepe tea gown with bishop sleeves by Jeanne Lanvin; and white frappe velvet tea gown with wrapped bodice and train and sleeves banded with sable by Molyneux.
IMAGE: © Condé Nast Archive/CORBIS
DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: ca. 1932
PHOTOGRAPHER: George Hoyningen-Huene
COLLECTION: Conde Nast

Source: corbis.com