Lanvin

 UK He was vilified for having fired the Yves Saint Laurent creative director Alber Elbaz (who is now a star at Lanvin) when the Gucci group bought it in 2000, and installing himself in the position. “But the board weren't going to approve the sale unless ...

 UK When I interviewed Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz recently, he mentioned his dislike of women dressing for women. To him it’s rooted in the competitive rather than in a desire to please. He’s probably right, although competitiveness appears to have been ...

 UK Elaborate neck pieces still reign, whether it's the Swarovski shards at Jaeger (below), Marni's metal flowers or the bulbous collars at Lanvin. Elaborate and eye-wateringly expensive, you could be forgiven for thinking recession, what recession? ...

 UK My name’s Edwina and I recently paid full price for a pair of Lanvin shoes. In my defence, I was in Paris at the time. Even more in my defence — I like to think — Alber Elbaz came into the store while I was there and I solicited his advice about which ... Lily Donaldson - Our New Model Crush! LimeLife

 UK Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz designed a capsule collection of tailored denim clothes for Acne, the hip jeans label, and that has also helped reposition denim as the grail of modern women – something that’s chic, yet understated, but also smart enough to wear ...

 UK Well, someone – Alber Elbaz at Lanvin? Miuccia Prada? Me in the Rupert Sanderson sale last week? – came up with the brilliant solution of buying court shoes in any colour but black. Simple, but amazingly effective. Look at the excitement Michelle Obama ...