Paris fashion week: Bouchra Jarrar shows she means business at Lanvin
New artistic director focuses on practicality and classic glamour at the Hôtel de Ville, a change perhaps inspired by falling profits
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Lanvin has tapped Bouchra Jarrar as its new artistic director
Paris designer Bouchra Jarrar named Lanvin’s new artistic director. French-Moroccan fashion designer Bouchra Jarrar will replace Alber Elbaz at the helm of Lanvin luxury fashion house. Alber Elbaz left the luxury fashion label in October. The Paris designer will make her debut for Lanvin with a collection for Spring/Summer 2017. Bouchra Jarra‘s 15 years high-fashion … Read more
Fashion world fears designer burnout as pressure takes its toll
As star names quit Lanvin and Christian Dior, is the business model of six high-profile collections a year sustainable?
Alber Elbaz to leave Lanvin after 14 years as creative director
Charismatic designer’s departure from fashion house comes less than a week after Raf Simons revealed he is to leave Dior
Palais Galliera honouring Jeanne Lanvin – the great lady of haute couture
Palais Galliera exhibition honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. The first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin. The Palais Galliera Fashion Museum, in close collaboration with Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, is honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. This first Paris exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) … Read more
Edward Enninful honoured for his contribution to the global fashion industry
At 2014 British Fashion Awards, Edward Enninful, one of the most influential voices in fashion and one of the most influential stylists in the industry, will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator. Enninful will be honoured at this year’s ceremony for his monumental contribution to the global fashion industry. Edward Enninful began his prolific … Read more