When Jeanne Lanvin founded her couture house in 1909, she made her name creating super-luxurious clothes for mothers and their daughters. This past summer, Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz reawakened the house’s childrenswear roots, unveiling his Lanvin Petite 25-piece collection in New York.Much to the delight of the label’s new 2-to-8-year-old clients, Lanvin followed the launch with [...]

Christian Louboutin is set to collaborate with Crazy Horse again, this time creating four tableaux for the venue’s nightly Désirs show. The designer’s portion will be on display from March 5 to May 31. [WWD]“I was searching for a story that people would get when they look at the book—and the story is the process,” [...]

Lanvin jewelry fans can add something new (and slightly more affordable) to their wish lists: Alber Elbaz has created a new sunglasses collection with De Rigo that is scheduled to hit the counter—in Paris at least—in time for New Year’s Eve. The first wave of 18 styles (13 for women, 4 for men, and one [...]

Christmas at Claridge’s is fairy-tale stuff, on the list of “things to do before I die” for many. Add Lanvin to the package and the fantasy goes into overdrive. That’s what it was last night at the cozy soirée hosted by Alber Elbaz to unveil his new Christmas tree for the storied hotel.Elbaz takes over [...]

If you can’t have an Alber Elbaz-designed Christmas tree, like the one he recently debuted for Claridge’s in London, at least you can have one of his Miss Lanvin dolls to put under your Douglas Fir. Just in time for the holidays, Elbaz has rolled out his 2012 collection of hand-decorated dolls, showcasing Lanvin gowns, [...]

John Galliano designed the Claridge’s Christmas tree for the past two years, but this year, Alber Elbaz has taken over the job. The tree will be decked “with marionettes wearing Elbaz’s take on Claridge’s staff uniforms.” The tree will be on display at the London hotel from November 22 through January 22. [WWD]United Colors of [...]

“What symbolizes your past 20 years in fashion?” The founders of Dazed & Confused asked themselves that question a lot in the past year as they prepared for the magazine’s slew of 20th anniversary celebrations, which included blow-out bashes, a commemorative book and exhibition, and 20 different cover shots by the mag’s co-founder Rankin. Now, [...]

Early next year, Alber Elbaz will debut his “700-page bible” on creating and designing Lanvin collections. The Elbaz-written book will include “a mix of text and pictures—and blank page.” [Telegraph]In the latest H&M news, Jerry Hall and her daughter, Georgia May Jagger, are the faces of the Swedish retailer’s new ad campaigns. Karen Elson also [...]

Uniqlo is the latest company to get the creative juices flowing for Japan. The retailer has tapped friends and collaborators like Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga, Nicola Formichetti, Nicole Kidman, and Alber Elbaz to design a new series of tees to benefit the Japanese Red Cross. That’s Lagerfeld’s (left), which retails for a mere $19.99. It’s [...]

There’s another seat open at the designer fashion table. News broke today that Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi (above), creative directors of Gianfranco Ferré, are out at the Italian house (no word on their namesake collection, which presumably will continue for the present). Reports blame dwindling sales for the duo’s departure. But they’re only the [...]