PARIS FASHION WEEK: LANVIN COLLECTION FALL/WINTER 2008/2009 MENSWEAR RUNWAY REVIEW
January 22, 2008
For Fall Winter 2008-09, French fashion label Lanvin presented a collection that made use of tech fabrics cut to familiar tailored pieces with extremes being touched on.
The label’s menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver went to the extremes of fabric research and construction of tech fabrics. The result was double bonded materials making use of neoprene fused to cottons and cashmere fused to leathers. The use of such materials came through in understated elegance the label is known for.
The collection had a decidedly crisp and boxy essence to it. The boxiness of the clothing came through in nearly all looks from suit jackets, to overcoats, to trousers. High cut double breasted jackets were paired with the extremely cropped trousers. We’re talking flood waters not seen since the likes of Noah.
A certain romanticism was in the collection through the addition of boutonnieres to nearly all of the looks. This floral accent added to the elegance of the collection.
Photo credit: men.style.com
Everything Lanvin does is great…. from this collection, down to the flats (check out the picture on JuliB.com that you can pick up at Barneys.
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there’s space for my siamese twin in any of those garments, I like fabrics tones, some cuts and accesories. But combination is far from prolific, big yawn. Nice work, but for me it ain’t fashion.