“ThiscoffeetablebookisavisuallystunningtributeandtheonlyoneavailableonthelifeandworkofJeanneLanvin,perfectforfashionloversandreadersinterestedinstrongfemalepersonalities.“--Amica.“Oneofthemostentertainingandfascinatingbookstocomeoutthisseason“--HollywoodTimes.JeanneLanvinwasaheadofhertime.TheFrenchfashionvisionaryandimaginativebusinesswomanfromapoorbackgroundnotonlycreatedthefirstdesignerfashionlineforchildren-thiswascolorfulandfulloflightness,atatimewhenchildrenwerestilldressedlikeadults-thefirsttailoredmen’scollectionandthefirstunisexeaudetoilette,shealsofoundedthelongest-runningfashioncompanyintheworld.Thisattimesemployedover1000peopleandincludedwomen’s,children’sandmen’sfashion,accessories,fragrances,furnishingtextilesanddecorativeobjects,andevenitsownpaintfactory.Theself-taughtLanvinstartedasahatmakerwithherownboutiqueandmanagedtobecomeoneofthegreatestfashiondesignersofthe20thcenturywithcreativeenergyandinventiveness.Shecreatedartdecocostumesfortheaterandfilmproductions,developedthelegendaryperfumeArp癡geandaspecialLanvinblue,basedontheshadeFraAngelicoblue.Thisrichlyillustratedcoffeetablebookisdedicatedtotheextraordinarylifeandworkofthisexceptionaldesigner.TextinEnglishandGerman.
