Alber Elbaz for Acne jeans

[kimair]

from fashionweekdaily...

Alber Elbaz, who turned 47 last week, may not be a teenager anymore, but he still caters to his young-at-heart clientele. Today, the Lanvin designer today unveiled his new collection for Acne Jeans. Barneys and Bergdorf, prepare yourself for a deluge of chicsters.

"I've started conceptualizing all of this not so long ago," said Elbaz during a one-on-one preview of the line. Fashion Week Daily first reported Elbaz was in talks to do a line with Acne Jeans in April. "I was very pleased when I started working with Acne. They're just young, energetic sexy Swedes and our partnership really wasn't about signing hardcore contracts, it was really just about creating about something that was mutually fun and creative."

The results, which will hit stores like Barneys New York and Bergdorf Goodman at the end of November, offer something for the Lanvin customer of every age. Elbaz fashioned the iconic fabric into a dress, tuxedo jacket, belted trench, blouson and, naturally, jeans. Of particular note is a chic jean jacket that Elbaz has retailored for the Lanvin proportion. "The beauty of it all is that if you can dream it, then you can do it," he said, noting the quick turnaround from sketchbook to production. The accessories are equally as enchanting, with everything from denim bags, stilettos, earrings and even medallion necklaces offered. "At first, I of course imagined a silhouette of jeans that we normally think of for men and women," said Elbaz. "But then, when you think about it you can do anything with jeans--even jewelry!"

The jeans line will range from $550 to $650, while coats will run $1,200 to $1,500. Jewelry and handbags are expected to be priced north of $1,500.
VALENTINE UHOVSKI & JIM SHI

 

[Deleted member 7575]

It's typical Lanvin in denim, very nice!

Can't wait to feel the hand of the denim and see what kind of washes they used.

 

[kahlilg]

i like the pieces the models are wearing but the 2 last pieces look very similar to things I've seen before. I just don't know where...

 

[homeboy]

Any men's wear, no?

 

[StellaMare]

Who among the hipster fashion types that love Acne are going to buy this collection?

I would rather have seen Alber doing something different, something innovative - jeans are not quite it, no matter how pretty the pieces might be. At the same time, it must have been a nice change for him to work with something so typical and far from the glamour of Lanvin.

 

[Street_a_Licious]

retrogurl/nitro got the preview!

http://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/2008/06/18/lanvin-x-acne-jeans-collection-preview/

looks nice!

 

[Jacque Marcel]

The pics at nitrolicious.com are very nice. Major chicness...B)

 

[fashionista-ta]

I'm a little stunned that it's as expensive as it is ...

 

[alicegkrok]

a photo from the acne party in paris

source: aftonbladet

 

[helmut.newton]

It only looks expensive when its styled with other Lanvin pieces like the necklaces and the head pieces, which will be uber expensive, so it defeats the purpose of having an 'affordable' Lanvin line.

 

[Meg]

It's quite cute, but only because it's denim being used for Lanvin like shapes and styled. I agree on the styling. I kind of feel like I could probably make this myself if I had a pattern. It's pretty basic and NOT worth the prices.

 

[donnanancy]

im actually really sick of the whole "capsule collections" and "collaborations" craze

So do here.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

It's quite cute, but only because it's denim being used for Lanvin like shapes and styled. I agree on the styling. I kind of feel like I could probably make this myself if I had a pattern. It's pretty basic and NOT worth the prices.

That coould be said about most of Lanvin's clothing when you are only looking at photos. Do you really think Alber would put out any old thing you could make yourself?

Let's see how it looks in person, anyone actually know?

 

[Meg]

well that could be said for any garment that doesn't look highly technical. I was being bombastic but the point was that it looks too simple for the money they are charging which is essentially Lanvin prices for Denim. And Lanvin of course is technical cuts, made to look simple, but they also use silks and other expensive textiles. No doubt they are using some sort of Japanese denim, but I'm just really not interested.

 

[Spike413]

I don't like it. I'm thrilled that it wasn't just a jeans line but the pieces don't look expensive. I can't put my finger on why, it's not as if that dark indigo denim looks crappy or anything, but it doesn't look as chic or special as something with a Lanvin pricetag should. I like the peacoat, it's a cute piece, but nothing about it says high fashion and it's not as if you couldn't find something very similar from one of Ralph Lauren's many diffusion lines in Bloomingdales for a much lower price.

And $500-650 for a pair of jeans is insane when you consider that you can get a pair of Lanvin collection shoes for about that much.

 

[Louche]

well that could be said for any garment that doesn't look highly technical. I was being bombastic but the point was that it looks too simple for the money they are charging which is essentially Lanvin prices for Denim. And Lanvin of course is technical cuts, made to look simple, but they also use silks and other expensive textiles. No doubt they are using some sort of Japanese denim, but I'm just really not interested.

Even if it is a superpremium denim fabric produced at some small japanese mill from ELS cotton, the price of denim per jeans would probably still not exceed $30 per jeans. And considering that the denim seems pretty much untreated I would have to say it is quite pricey. But with the popularity of both Acne and Lanvin in mind, I'm sure it will retail really well. One thing that is surprising to me is that apparently Elbaz contacted Acne, and not the other way around. However, they had of course already been in contact through Acne Paper.

 

[homeboy]

It only looks expensive when its styled with other Lanvin pieces like the necklaces and the head pieces, which will be uber expensive, so it defeats the purpose of having an 'affordable' Lanvin line.

Well no one ever said that the line was going to be affordable.

 

[Meg]

yeah exactly louche. I don't think any of us expected the line to be affordable. It's not a Go! collection or anything but....for me, it's just nothing special. The styling makes it great but there's no reason I couldn't get a nice pair of jeans for $150, perhaps have them altered slightly by a seamstress, and style them as above.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Yeah, Lanvin also sells $1500 polyester track jackets. $600 for denim doesn't seem too crazy.

Still don't understand the hooplah over the pricing. You know, most designer denim pieces will retail in this range once washes and treatments are added into the costing, Dior Homme denim easily went into that range with all the wax and rubber Hedi used. I'm pretty sure Rick Owens' denim pieces will cost you a pretty penny as well. And who's to say it's just cotton in the denim? APC did cashmere jeans last fall, I wouldn't be surprised if there actually was silk in these.

The Acne store on greene st is getting the full collection. Definitely want top snag a pair of the men's pleated shorts and have them knocked off by my samplemaker. Need to a find a nice denim quality with a soft hand.

 

[lucy92]

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