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Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) opened a millinery shop in Paris in 1890. She became known for the beautiful dresses she was making for her daughter so, in 1909, Lanvin opened her dressmaking business.
By 1915 she had developed the style for which she was most famous, the robes de style. These dresses went against the prevailing style of the time, and featured a small waist and full skirt. Lanvin continued to design the robes de style dresses even in the 1920s.
Lanvin died in 1946, and the business was taken over by her daughter, who hired Antonio del Castillo in 1950 to design the collection. During this time, the house became known as Lanvin-Castillo.
Castillo left in 1962 and was replaced by Jules-Francois Crahay, who was the head designer from 1963 until 1984. After that time there was a succession of designers including Hervé Leger and Claude Montana. From 2002 through 2015 Elber Albaz was chief designer at Lanvin.
2006–2018: Lucas Ossendrijver, men’s collections 2016–2017: Bouchra Jarrar, women’s collections 2017–2018: Olivier Lapidus, women’s collections 2018-2019: Estrella Archs, women’s collections 2019–Present: Bruno Sialelli, women’s and men’s collections
See also: Castillo
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from a 1915 opera coat
from a 1920s cloche hat
from a jacket dated Winter 1921-1922
from a 1922 dress
from a 1933 evening dress
from a 1930s coat
from a 1945 ballgown
from a 1950s dress
from a 1950s suit
from a 1955 evening ensemble
from a c. 1955 cocktail dress
from an early 1960s silk skirt suit
from a 1965 dress
from a 1960s shirtdress
from a 1960s 3 piece cocktail suit
from a 1960s dress
from a mid-1960s dress
from a 1970s necktie
from a 1970s coat
from a 1970s suede/fox fur coat
from a mid-to late 1970s skirt
from a late 1970s skirt & sweater set
from a late 1970s blouse
from a late 1970s peignoir set
from a late 1970s necktie
from a 1980s men's jacket
from a 1980s suit
from a 1987 summer dress
from a 1990s suit
from a 2002 men's suit
from a 2000s men's shirt
from a 2000s men's sweater