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Alber Elbaz for Acne jeans
This can be really exciting:
Lanvin Sings the Blues
Alber Elbaz designs first denim line with Acne Jeans
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
(NEW YORK) Alber Elbaz is delving into new territory: denim. The Lanvin designer revealed to Fashion Week Daily that he's in the initial stages of creating his first jeans line with Stockholm-based Acne Jeans. "I want to bring Lanvin into their know-how," Elbaz said Monday night at the Parsons benefit and fashion show, where he presented Barneys chief Howard Socol with an honorary award. While he noted that no official contract has been signed, Elbaz remains extremely excited about the project. "What if you don't want to wear a skinny jean?" he asked rhetorically, confirming that his line will offer women a variety of options. "It's time to go back to a product that has a dream to it. I asked myself, 'What kind of jeans can I bring that will be a Lanvin jean and Acne spirit infused in one?
While detractors may be quick to mention that a denim offering may downgrade Lanvin's exquisite main ready-to-wear collection, the designer is quick to note that the jeans collection will be neither a secondary line nor a cheaper product. "It's being created out of a need, like how we don't do an entire bridal line but instead have a few pieces," he said. "It's the first of several niches I'd like to build." Specific details on the collection are still in discussion, but Elbaz added that the line, whose price points will be comparable with current Lanvin rtw pieces, should be ready for a 2009 launch.
source: Fashion week daily
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