Alber Elbaz, former Lanvin artistic director, dead at 59
Above: Alber Elbaz as photographed by Lucire Paris editor Lola Saab. Moroccan-born French designer Alber Elbaz has died at age 59, according to Richemont, which partnered with him on his latest venture, AZ Factory. It is believed Elbaz died from COVID-19, which he had had for three weeks, and had been in an induced coma. […]
As Paris continues to show its haute couture collections with Lucire’s Lola Saab in attendance, we have more videos from the event. Milla Jovovich, Rose Byrne, Clémence Poésy, Vanessa Paradis, Kristen Stewart, Michael Pitt, Olivier Assayas, Rihanna and Bobby Cannavale were among the celebrities invited to the autumn–winter 2013–14 presentations (yes, in the plural) […]
Alber Elbaz to release Lancôme make-up collection in June
Above Lucire Paris editor Lola Saab with Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz. Lancôme will collaborate with Alber Elbaz, the Parisian cosmetics brand announced yesterday. It is not Elbaz’s first collaboration with another well known brand. Lanvin, where Elbaz is artistic director, and H&M collaborated on a collection in 2010. ‘More than any other […]
Video: Sarah Jessica Parker launches Barney’s New York window display with Minnie Mouse
Sarah Jessica Parker was guest of honour—with Minnie Mouse—at the unveiling of Barney’s New York window display on Wednesday. The Electric Holiday display, with a Minnie theme, features a cartoon of the same name that sees the Disney character venture to meet various fashion icons, including Parker, Lady Gaga, supermodels Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, […]
Lucire update: Alber Elbaz interviewed, South Africa, and top 10 menswear
Above Lucire Paris editor Lola Saab with Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz. If you’ve surfed through to our home page, you’ll have noticed that Lola Saab has interviewed Alber Elbaz, getting him to reveal his thinking behind Lanvin’s menswear collection for autumn–winter 2011–12. It’s not the only new article that we want to alert […]
Lanvin for H&M’s NYC couture show and Alexandra Owen lead our fashion coverage
Dan Lecca There are two great fashion stories in the features’ part of the Lucire site today, each on top labels in their respective countries. Above are photographs, by Dan Lecca for Hennes & Mauritz, of the Lanvin Loves H&M haute couture show at the Pierre Hotel in New York on Thursday night. The […]
Hennes & Mauritz collaborates with Lanvin
Paolo Roversi The mystery designer in the Hennes & Mauritz video shown a few days ago at Lucire has been revealed as Lanvin menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver. Ossendrijver and Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz are the two who will play a part in H&M’s designer collaboration this autumn. Elbaz, presumably, designed the womenswear […]
