Jeanne Lanvin
was born in 1867 in Paris, France. She was a millinery apprentice at the hats
workshop of Madame Felix from the age of fifteen. When she was eighteen She started her open her own millinery
workshop. In 1897, Lavin bore her first child named Marguerite Marie-Blanche.
Her daughter is her inspiration for her children’s clothing line. In 1908, She
started design children’s clothing and sold it in her millinery shop. Then one
year after that, Lanvin expand her career by opening a department for women in
the millinery house as well. Lanvin was well known with the empire-waist
design, the chemise frock and the shade of light blue. In 1927, she opened
shops in Deauville, Biarritz, Buenos Aires and Barcelona. In 1926, Lavin
carried additional departments for furs, menswear and lingerie. In 1946, after
Jeanne Lanvin death, her daughter became the director for Lanvin perfume
business. Madame Lanvin inspired from many things. For Instance, her signature
color “Lanvin blue” was inspired from the painting by Fra Angelico.
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Lanvin
Jeanne. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 7 Feb 2013.http://quest.eb.com/images/153_2393423
