Alber Elbaz for Acne jeans

[alicegkrok]

This can be really exciting:

Lanvin Sings the Blues

Alber Elbaz designs first denim line with Acne Jeans
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
(NEW YORK) Alber Elbaz is delving into new territory: denim. The Lanvin designer revealed to Fashion Week Daily that he's in the initial stages of creating his first jeans line with Stockholm-based Acne Jeans. "I want to bring Lanvin into their know-how," Elbaz said Monday night at the Parsons benefit and fashion show, where he presented Barneys chief Howard Socol with an honorary award. While he noted that no official contract has been signed, Elbaz remains extremely excited about the project. "What if you don't want to wear a skinny jean?" he asked rhetorically, confirming that his line will offer women a variety of options. "It's time to go back to a product that has a dream to it. I asked myself, 'What kind of jeans can I bring that will be a Lanvin jean and Acne spirit infused in one?
While detractors may be quick to mention that a denim offering may downgrade Lanvin's exquisite main ready-to-wear collection, the designer is quick to note that the jeans collection will be neither a secondary line nor a cheaper product. "It's being created out of a need, like how we don't do an entire bridal line but instead have a few pieces," he said. "It's the first of several niches I'd like to build." Specific details on the collection are still in discussion, but Elbaz added that the line, whose price points will be comparable with current Lanvin rtw pieces, should be ready for a 2009 launch.

source: Fashion week daily

[iyemstoopid]

Wow

Thanks for posting

[sill]

Ah!!!! Excitement!!

[Spike413]

Probably one of the last designers to stick to a polished, dressed up and chic look in an increasingly sloppy and casual fashion climate, and he has to go and do this?

[kahlilg]

wtf... ok

[RochaLover]

I bet that is going to be an interesting project!

[Amywilliams]

Wow, ok, kind of a random collaboration!
Cant wait to see what he comes up with!

[JuiceMajor]

Exciting stuff...very unpredictable!!

[Scott]

hey at least it's a the unique acne jeans(which everybody swears by!)and not paper denim and cloth.

[cutxpaste]

i dont know what i think of this

[telepathicgoat]

Originally Posted by Spike413

Probably one of the last designers to stick to a polished, dressed up and chic look in an increasingly sloppy and casual fashion climate, and he has to go and do this?

Totally agree

[baddabling]

i hope this turn out well...i cant wait to see the final result!

[Mutterlein]

Originally Posted by Spike413

Probably one of the last designers to stick to a polished, dressed up and chic look in an increasingly sloppy and casual fashion climate, and he has to go and do this?

Pssshh, you think the Lanvin woman doesn't wear denim?

I think Alber is more about elegance and comfort than polished (hence all the raw edges in his clothes), don't see any issue with him extending that to denim.

Acne already collaborated with Fantastic Man's Gert and Jop to make a pair of "gentleman's" jeans. I wonder what's next after this. .

[luckyme]

acne makes fantastic jeans and lanvin, well, is lanvin but jeans at lanvin rtw prices seems a little craaaazy.

[softgrey]

haha...my thoughts exactly lucky!..



thanks for posting the news alice...