Lanvin F/W 08.09 Paris

[god_save_hedi]

so stunning! i wish more women dressed in this way

 

[Nelia]

This collection is beyond stunning!!!!! once again Albert Elbaz did a great job. smokin' hot.

 

[kinkexplosion]

This collection is truly wonderful, although i'm still not over with s/s 08 hahaha

here are my favorite pieces

Photos: style.com

 

[JuiceMajor]

Review from Style.com. The opening line is like music to my ears!!

PARIS, March 2, 2008 – If there is one collection that encapsulated everything that's best about Fall—and gave it a high degree of personal expression—it would be Alber Elbaz's for Lanvin. You want the simplicity of a stark, covered-up, carved-out silhouette? It's here. You're craving a dose of multifaceted opulence with it? That's here, too. And what about a sexy, simple evening dress powerful enough to force you to spend, no matter how much? Look no further.

In one way, Elbaz's collection was a feat of technical genius. He'd started off by making fabric out of strips of grosgrain ribbon, winding hundreds of meters of the stuff around the body to make shapely dresses, blouses, and skirts—a step on from the free-flowing plissés of his Summer collection. What makes him so special, however, is the humility and realism of his focus. Instead of getting lost in the detail, he said, "Part of a designer's job is to be pragmatic. Not to be ashamed to think about making life easy for a woman."

The result was a tour de force of innovation and simplicity sparkled up with the most outrageously excessive jewelry—door knocker-sized crystals, slabs of gilt, giant cuffs. Every calibration of usefulness was represented, from plain wool work-ready day dresses and pantsuits through knockout fur and patent coats, asymmetric body-molding cocktail options right up to blindingly brilliant dresses made of vertical ribbons loaded with gold sequins. In a season when so many have anxiously cast around for what women will want in a recession, Elbaz has intuited the best answer of all: Give us restraint, give us pragmatism, but never slam the door on the possibility of utter gorgeousness.

– Sarah Mower

 

[Betty_B]

This is Great.

 

[Amywilliams]

This collection is just so beautiful...one of the best this season for sure.

 

[baddabling]

pure lust,
per usual

 

[laurelie]

This feels so last year..

 

[fashionista-ta]

This really is masterful ... I particularly love some of the jewelry, and even the shoes (which haven't appealed to me in recent seasons). There's so much to love here, and it's so deep ...

 

[YEYOUSUOMENG]

i love the shoes !!
and the collection is wonderful

 

[r0b0tj0n3z]

HQ via Catwalking

 

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HQ via Catwalking

 

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HQ via Catwalking

 

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HQ via Catwalking

 

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HQ via Catwalking

 

[PrincessBride]

Beautiful collection! The jewels and shoes are amazing!!

 

[Miss Dalloway]

I want all the shoes, thanks a million for wonderful Hqs

 

[smartarse]

lovin everything about lanvin f/w 08.09 down to the makeup...

 

[cake_batter]

thank you so much for all the hqs!

 

[seanutbutter]

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