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2013 - Issue 2 - Spring

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TASTEMAKER Pythonlike calfskin Trilogy tote ($3,000) A look from the Lanvin Spring 2013 runway. Elbaz���s Spring 2013 dresses seem folded like origami. ABOVE: Black calfskin knee-high cowboy stiletto ($3,200). HERE: Black leather and crystal Dedale necklace ($3,900) continued from page 80 opened here in 2010. He is quick to admit, however, that he wouldn���t mind indulging in a pause. ���But it���s like I have 20 children and they all want my attention,��� he says of Lanvin���s boutiques around the globe (the Crystals location is among seven US stores). ���I love traveling for work, though, because it���s my best chance to meet the people on the floor who sell our clothes and the clients who buy our clothes. I love meeting all these different men and women��� younger, older, skinny, not so skinny. They teach me so much about what I do every day.��� Elbaz thrives on the idea of evolution, on not allowing any aspect of his work to become stagnant, and the pieces in Lanvin���s Crystals boutique are great examples of this. His Spring 2013 collection, for instance, showcases a particularly clever use of color blocking, as well as a deft hand with dresses that seem effortlessly spun from origami folds and panels. But be sure to look beyond the runway pieces, as Elbaz also favors a big-picture view and likes to cast aside traditional notions of the fashion calendar���s seasons. ���About five years ago, I started doing little capsule collections to change a little bit the way we shop,��� he says, ���because I just thought that today���s new collection is tomorrow���s old collection.��� He points to a travelfriendly grouping of easy (and easily packable) dresses, jackets, and yoga pants in jersey, and a capsule collection for children that allows Las Vegas 82 Gray suede strap shoe with metallic heel ($950) tykes to sport the luxe Lanvin aesthetic. A bridal capsule collection������a little corner with some stylish dresses in white or ivory,��� Elbaz says���seems an especially good bet, considering that, of the roughly two dozen friends and clients for whom he has designed custom bridal gowns over the years, ���every one of them has stayed married.��� Moving forward, you���ll see the evolution continue as Elbaz explores placing greater emphasis on separates, starting with the pre-Fall collection that will arrive at Crystals in June, with its focus on luscious, Vegas-friendly leathers in jackets and skirts and some standout leopard prints, each rooted in his desire to ���take the comfort of American fashion and separates but bring the know-how of French craft and fabrics and embroideries.��� And while he���ll never cease delighting in change, no matter what new ideas Elbaz undertakes���an origami-inspired runway collection, some easy jersey dresses for jet-setters, or even mascara (created through a partnership with Lanc��me and set for release this summer)���you can be certain he will weave them through highly personal notions of what���s next for fashion. ���Luxury has always been about the dream, hasn���t it? And I am a dreamer,��� he says. ���The most important thing in our m��tier is to be able to feel things. My job is to feel and to think and to mix between the two. That���s the essence of design.��� Lanvin, Crystals, CityCenter, 702-982-0245; lanvin.com V VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 080-082_V_SS_StyleSetter_Spring13.indd 82 2/11/13 1:25 PM

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