Lanvin looks back to go forwards in chic Paris fashion week show

Designer Bruno Sialelli draws on couture house’s rich history to deliver a solid collection

That France’s oldest surviving couture house was founded by a woman raised in poverty, as one of 11 children, is a narrative that feels ripe for mythologising.

The story of Jeanne Lanvin has recently lain dormant, however, after five years of creative and financial turmoil at a house that was once the pinnacle of Parisian fashion.

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