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...Fashion hasn’t stopped since: Alber Elbaz habitually let unfinished hems poetically unravel in his work for Lanvin; Karl Lagerfeld created a 2011 Chanel collection with jackets that appeared moth-eaten;...
...I first discovered his designs when he was working with Alber Elbaz at Lanvin. Then I got to know him as a person, and he’s just adorable – elegant, sensitive, a wonderful friend....
...“We have to rebuild our world,” wrote Anni Albers in her Black Mountain essay, still processing the horrors of Nazi Germany....
...JESSICA BERESFORD 12 Rue de Lancry, 75010, Paris (thanxgod.com; closed until September)....
...Lanvin, France’s oldest surviving couturier, has been largely stagnant since star designer Alber Elbaz was sacked in 2015....
...Williams-Sonoma president and chief executive Laura Alber noted the “continued strength” carried over from a “robust fourth quarter” to kick off fiscal 2018....
...Among her influences are the artists Josef Albers and Sol LeWitt and she names each image “Cfaal” (Cubes for Albers and LeWitt)....
...One to whom I would particularly dedicate my work is Josef Albers – I have done a collaboration with the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation....
...This year fashion brands have been poised to fight over new hopefuls Jessica Chastain, Michelle Williams, Rooney Mara, Emma Stone and Bérénice Bejo, along with the usual slew of A-list talents....
...And whether or not anyone believes Victoria Beckham’s protestations that OK, she doesn’t draw (who does nowadays, except maybe Alber Elbaz?)...
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