The world is changing and so is the way women are dressing. People are asking questions - who are the next designers, who is the next Pope? So this is an elaboratory collection," explained Elbaz post-show, himself elaborating that he treated this collection like real luxury - because couture is experimental too and he wanted to show that it's relevant and can be worn everyday.
His answer to this? Put flat shoes with those prom-style strapless dresses and Thirties slips, pleated skirts and femme fatale looks, complete with fur stole thrown over a shoulder. And when it comes to masculine tailoring, again with that Thirties androgynous underpinning, add a shiny, sparkly heel. Mix it up, keep it relevant and right for now.
"There was a lot of feeling and thinking with this collection, but mostly thinking," he said, going on to point out the importance also of the word necklaces that featured throughout: "happy","love", "hope", they said.
"Because we're always seeking something and I hate the word 'cool'. I'm allergic to the word 'cool'," he declared.
OK, so this wasn't then a cool collection - that's not actually what Lanvin is about and that's certainly not what Elbaz would ever want it to be but it was about exploration and a story. "I need stories, I need words," confessed the designer.
elleuk.com and vogue.co.uk
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