Lanvin S/S 2018 Paris

[Scotty]

OMG! A watered-down copy of what Alber did!


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[Scotty]

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[dodencebt]

It's laughable but I'd rather cry because 1. I can't believe this was designed in 2017 and 2. It's sad to see what has become of Lanvin.

 

[anlabe32]

It's laughable but I'd rather cry because 1. I can't believe this was designed in 2017 and 2. It's sad to see what has become of Lanvin.

This!! I can't believe i'm looking at a Lanvin collection. Soooo commercial, it looks like a C-list Milan designer.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

I'm honestly crying couture tears over what has happened to Lanvin! Just let it die and rip!

Never forget this Masterpiece!

 

[perhydrol]

Lanvin will be in the same league as Guy Laroche really soon with this aesthetic. Or actually lack of it. It's as direction less as Dior by Maria Grazia and they even produced the monogram that is literally everywhere and it's so. horrible.

 

[billiejbob]

Obviously trying to bring back the Alber clientele but it won't work. Oliver won't last long I don't think. There's nothing luxurious in any of this. Nothing that screams Lanvin.

I'd like to see someone like Simon Jacquemus take the helm of Lanvin.
I feel like his idea of French-chic might be better suited to Lanvin and bring it back from the brink of destruction.

 

[Marc10]

If anyone was needing a key moment to fall out of love with fashion, this just might be it.

Heartbreaking, honestly.

 

[Vitamine W]

Well its not worse than Dior..

 

[CholoChic]

Poor Lanvin it is not exquisite anymore

 

[fashion doctor]

When in doubt, slap a logo on it.

 

[jeanclaude]

For a debut collection it already feels tired. Very basic and with logos everywhere (that´s the only way of identifying the procedence of this collection).

He wanted to transform Lanvin in the french Michael Kors. Good and bad news: it looks like Michael Kors...but on a budget.

 

[Lola701]

This just shows that the designer is still the best asset in any fashion brand. In order to win, you needs to invest on a designer and to believe in him.

Mrs Wang didn't want to invest on Alber's ideas and she is starting to see everything she has worked for, destroyed in a time space of 4 years. Insane.

So, they are trying to revamp the brand with black uninspired clothes. If only those clothes were directional or even distinctive in the cut...
This is duty-free fashion.

At this point, it's maybe time to forget about Lanvin. I don't think any designer would ever want to work with that pressure of having Mrs Wang around.

I can expect a revamp à la Balmain in a few seasons. A total 180° revamp. This is what they need right now...

 

[vetements]

This is so, so bad I can't believe it. Poor designs and the clothes are so badly made, how can the jackets and pants fit so badly is beyond me. I still think that whilst mrs Wang fell out with Alber, she had a pretty good chance with Bouchra Jarrar, while Jarrar's designs may seem one dimensional and not instagram worthy, not fun, not enough varieties etc, she is at least a couture designer that could cut and tailor, not like these designs we are seeing now.

All that was needed was some time for her to evolve, a good marketing team and lastly, empathy from mrs Wang. But she just won't have it, and now we have this. A shame really.

 

[Inlimbo]

We have reached ungaro by lindsey lohan level of sadness.

 

[Benn98]

Mrs Wang didn't want to invest on Alber's ideas and she is starting to see everything she has worked for, destroyed in a time space of 4 years. Insane.

The tragedy of the situation is that she tried but every time her hires referenced Alber's tenure more than, say, Jeanne Lanvin's. Because there's no two ways about it - contemporary Lanvin and Alber are linked for life. And the only way to appease the existing Lanvin client is to allude to contemporary Lanvin.

This for me literally looked like something from the late 90's and not in a good way. Remember all those Tom Ford copycats then? Nicole Farhi and her ilk? Basically this is really not bad, but terribly mediocre for a debut. While I didn't had high hopes for Olivier, the fact that he was a Lapidus gave it more of a legitimacy for me. This collection proves that that simply wasn't enough. I doubt he'll last long, and I'm sure he knows it. Best get as much out of it as he can.

 

[christian zh]

We have reached ungaro by lindsey lohan level of sadness.

And honestly, that collection wasn't that bad for 2009/2010.

 

[CrisGalaxy]

I want to read what the critics say about this

 

[disco54]

I am finding the London and Milan collections more interesting than the Paris ones. This is so bad lol

 

[Lola701]

^^
Paris just started. And the real thing start tomorrow with Chloé...
Chloé, Loewe, Paco Rabanne, Ann Demeulemeester, Undercover, Yamamoto, Celine, Watanabe, Ackermann, Givenchy, (Altuzarra), Sacai, Balenciaga, Browne, Chanel, Vuitton...We have still a lot to come.

I want to read what the critics say about this

Unfortunately, they will be more harsh with this than with Dior.