Lanvin's logo is Jeanne Lanvin and her daughter Marguerite at a 1907 costume ball, drawn by Paul Iribe; Elbaz: 'not a lion, not a horse'; founded 1889 as a millinery shop, the oldest French fashion house still operating; Syndicat de la Couture 1909
Lanvin's spring 2027 collection, Peter Copping's, walked in Paris on 2 October, built partly from Jeanne Lanvin's own archive and office. Alber Elbaz took over the house in 2001.
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01LANVIN'S LOGO IS JEANNE LANVIN AND HER DAUGHTER, MARGUERITE, DRESSED ALIKE FOR A COSTUME BALL IN 1907.
02THE ARTIST PAUL IRIBE DREW IT FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TWO OF THEM.
03'IT'S NOT A LION, AND IT'S NOT A HORSE. IT'S A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER,' ALBER ELBAZ SAID.
04JEANNE LANVIN OPENED IN PARIS IN 1889 AS A MILLINER. LANVIN IS THE OLDEST FRENCH FASHION HOUSE STILL IN OPERATION.
05IN 1909 SHE JOINED THE SYNDICAT DE LA COUTURE, FRANCE'S DRESSMAKERS' UNION.
06HER PERFUME ARPÈGE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1927, FOR MARGUERITE'S 30TH BIRTHDAY.