Lanvin. Yes, that Lanvin. The one founded in 1909 by the impetuous, shrewd, charismatic, creatively whimsical marketing genius Jeanne Lanvin.The oldest fashion house in France.
The Lanvin that was home, for 14 years, to Alber Elbaz, in whose maverick, engaging embrace it became, for the early years of the new millennium, what Bottega Veneta is today: a source of all that is must-have, want-it-now luxury.
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