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Paris, France / Welcome to the official page of LANVIN on Pinterest. Celebrating 125 Years of Design. For upcoming anniversary events visit us: http://125ans.lanvin.com/#
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Robe du Soir
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Robe du Soir / These iconic designs, examples of the prodigious skill of the Lanvin workshops, made a major contribution to the fashion house's fame. In the 1920s "La Cavallini" and "Bel oiseau" were lavishly embroidered.
Geometrisme
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Geometrisme / Rarely has fashion drawn so much inspiration from art forms contemporaneous with it as the 1920s. The impact of Cubism and abstraction was being felt everywhere from 1924-1925 onwards, and purely geometrical motifs were embellishing the creations of all the couture houses, from the most avant-garde to the most traditional.
Religieuses et Médiévales
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Religieuses et Médiévales / In drawing her inspiration from the past , Jeanne Lanvin was part of a historical trend to wich she brought endless innovation. As early as 1913 there had been a presage of medievalism in the form of a heraldically emblazoned coat. During the same decade her albums of drawings, luxuriously bound and decorated with undulating patterns, were supreme examples of craftsmanship.
Exposition de 1925
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Exposition de 1925 / The International Exhibition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts was held in Paris from April to October 1925, with Jeanne Lanvin playing a major part. Drawing on sources as diverse as avant-garde art - Cubism, Futurism, the recent experiments of Sonia Delaunay - and the exotic and neoclassical, the trend towards the geometrical defined and unified the style known as Art Deco.
Noir & Blanc
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Noir & Blanc / In the late 1910s Jeanne Lanvin was especcially fond of black/white contrasts. In her photo portraits her personal wardrobe, set off by a pearl necklaces, pendant earrings and a bow-shaped brooch, signals her partiality for these colours. At he time, the logo on Maison Lanvin labels and headed paper used black on a white ground. An excellent match for all kinds of graphic and geometrical interplay, this colour pairing dominated 1930s fashion, and Jeanne Lanvin was no exception.
Savoir Faire
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Savoir Faire / The House of Lanvin sometimes had as many as thousand women employees and produced hundreds of different dress styles every year. Under the guidance of 'Madame', as Jeanne Lanvin was always called, precision of cut and craftsmanship always defined the style of the maison.
Jeanne Lanvin au Musée Galliera
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Jeanne Lanvin au Musée Galliera / The Musée Galliera in Paris hosts the first retrospective exposition of Jeanne Lanvin from March 8 to August 23, 2015. Courtesy of Lanvin / Photo by James Bort. #JeanneLanvin #MuséeGalliera #JameBort #LanvinParis
Jeanne et les artistes
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Jeanne et les artistes
L'enfant
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L'enfant / Amid the excitement of the orders placed by her customers for their own daughters, Jeanne Lanvin opened a "Children's Suits" department in 1908. The unconditional love she had for her only child, Marguerite, bolstered her desire to design. She became her primary source of inspiration, her muse.
Fourrures et parfums
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Fourrures et parfums / Jeanne increased her offering to customers by opening new departments. Her dynamism led her to incorporate fur into her designs with the arrival of rare fur skins to France and new fur fashion techniques.
Le bureau de Jeanne
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Le bureau de Jeanne / In the late 19th century, on the 3rd floor of 22 Faubourg Saint Honoré, Jeanne Lanvin developed an office for all her sources of inspiration: her books and fabrics, her travel logs, collectors’ books etc. This room at the heart of the House, completely decorated by Eugène Printz in the early 1930s, was also home to furniture created in the early 1920s by Albert Rateau at Lanvin Décor.
Boutique Lanvin
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Boutique Lanvin / 1889, on the corner of rue Boissy d'Anglas and rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Jeanne Lanvin founded her fashion house. It was the success of her hat designs that led her to launch her own business. "Lanvin (Mademoiselle Jeanne) Modes" designed the hats of the most fashionable Parisiennes at the time.
Contrastes
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Contrastes / Contrasts of materials, of colors, of styles, of cuts, of volumes…
Esprit sport
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Esprit sport / In 1923, the Lanvin Sport range which unites comfort and the progress of modern techniques is created. Featuring simple yet imaginative outfits, the materials used were comfortable and perfect for sport, which was increasing in popularity. She included bathing suits and attire suited to skiing, golf and tennis. Comfort became synonymous with elegance. For this reason she introduced the ladies' boyish style trouser suit. Nothing could escape the genius of Jeanne Lanvin.
Lanvin Homme
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Lanvin Homme / The Lanvin Tailor-Shirtmaker range (Bespoke service) was created in 1926 by Jeanne Lanvin. Maurice Lanvin, one of her nephews, assumed management of 15 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Lanvin's current address. Lanvin was then the only fashion house to offer both Men's and Women's collections.
La robe de style
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La robe de style / While in 1925, Art Deco was making its first marks around the world, Jeanne Lanvin did not hesitate to make stylish yet delightfully outdated dresses. Evoking the dresses of fairy tale princesses, they were high-waisted, slim-fitting designs as worn under the First Empire; long-sleeved and shawl collars with an abundance of bubble, cartridge-pleated skirts and mesh necklines inspired by old fashion plates.
Les chapeaux
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Les chapeaux / When Jeanne Lanvin was 16 years old, she created her first hat while working as apprentice with a milliner. It was the success of her hats designs that led her to launch her own business and to designed the hats of the most fashionable Parisiennes at the time.
Le logo
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Le logo / In 1907, Jeanne Lanvin and Marguerite attended a costumed ball. The scene was immortalized with a famous photograph showing mother and daughter in their gowns with matching tiara-shaped hats. By capturing the round movement, Paul Iribe stylized the photograph which became the ultimate illustration of Jeanne’s love for her daughter.
Broderies, perlages & rubans
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Broderies, perlages & rubans / Somewhat similarly to the painters she admired and collected, Jeanne Lanvin used fabric like canvas to display her art. Pearls and embroidery were her paints and brushes. Unwilling to call upon the services of embroidery houses, she created her own in-house embroidery workshops managed by Madame Camille and Madame Mary.
La mariée
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La mariée
Marguerite
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Marguerite / In 1897, Marguerite Marie Blanche, Jeanne Lanvin’s only daughter, was born and became her main source of inspiration, a miniature muse. A mother's unconditional love was to galvanize her creativity. And as Marguerite grew and became a woman, the Lanvin style followed the same trend. « It was to amaze her that she amazed the world with her skill. » wrote Louise de Vilmorin.
Jeanne Lanvin
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Jeanne Lanvin / Jeanne Lanvin, the founder of the oldest French fashion house still in in activity, revolutionized the relationship between art and fashion, elegance and the art of living. The power of her label in France and abroad, heralded the era of fashion houses and their empires. For updates on the 125 Year Anniversary, visit: http://125ans.lanvin.com/#
Le bleu
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Le bleu / During a journey to Italy in the 1920s, Jeanne Lanvin discovered this celestial, mauve-tinted blue while admiring a Fra Angelico Fresco. Jeanne Lanvin made it a trademark of the Lanvin House.
Art déco
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Art déco / At the start of the 1920s, Jeanne Lanvin decided to produce luxury décor at a time when this sector was industrialised. A pioneer, she was a forerunner in the lifestyle area, partnering with architect and interior designer, Armand-Albert Rateau. Together they created a home decor store at 15 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, opposite her fashion house. The store offered furniture, rugs, curtains, chandeliers, tiles, stained glass, wallpaper, paneling, marble or wood wall sculptures, ornaments, gilding and embroidery.
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Robe Etincellante, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Etincellante, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Bel Oiseau, Paris 1928-29, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Cyclone, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Serenade, Paris 1935, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Scintillante, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Papillon de Nuit, Paris 1933, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Fusée, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Gouache rendering of "Fusee", Strapless evening dress with full cartridge pleated skirt. Chiffon cording looped upon itself was used to embellish one plume on the bodice and one on the skirt, both on the right side.

Robe Alibaba, Paris 1920, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Oxford, Paris 1924, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Sphinx, Paris 1924, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Pénombre, Paris 1929, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Djaoni, Paris 1920, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Djaoni, Paris 1920, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Mensonge, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Mensonge, Paris 1939, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Lampion, Paris 1933, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Lampion, Paris 1933, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Jupiter, Paris 1920, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin
Robe Elsa, Paris 1931, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin

Robe Elsa, Paris 1931, copyright Patrimoine Lanvin #JeanneLanvin #Lanvin