For the Lanvin Resort 2021 collection, Creative Director Bruno Sialelli explored the notion of reverie, of memories real and make-believe, of fantastical characters and invented narratives.

Here what Sialelli wanted to communicate was partly an evocation of the decade in which the house of Lanvin really got going, the 1920s. He collaborated with the estate of Art Deco illustrator Erté to include some of his poised illustrations on silk prints, bags, turban hats, men’s shirting and a leather-edged cape. Buttons were rounded to resemble a Lanvin perfume bottle designed in 1927.

Around this Sialelli montaged a broader context of references, many cinematic, to effectively evoke a glamorous ensemble for what he called “a lifestyle that almost doesn’t exist any more.” By this he meant that of a carefree cashed-up caste of taste with the means to be fabulous and the discernment not to be vulgar: “because when and how are we going to be fabulous again?”