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Alber Elbaz is DEAD to me

[quote] Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, best known for breathing new life into the French design house Lanvin, died on Saturday at the age of 59.

[quote] His cause of death was COVID-19, the New York Times reported, citing Richemont, the company backing Elbaz’s new AZ Factory fashion brand.

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by Anonymousreply 32May 4, 2021 6:28 AM

He really did reinvigorate that brand- I recall those sneakers in the 2008-2010 era were very coveted. I really like his menswear back then.

by Anonymousreply 1April 25, 2021 8:38 PM

Proof that some Weebles do fall down.

by Anonymousreply 2April 25, 2021 8:39 PM

How is Lanvin pronounced?

by Anonymousreply 3April 25, 2021 8:46 PM

Lots of overweight people seem to be dying from Covid.

by Anonymousreply 4April 25, 2021 8:50 PM

Elbaz's designs were modern, exquisitely tailored perfection. My mother adored Arpege, so I was familiar with the House of Lanvin. Elbaz's resuscitation reminded me it still existed! I thought it shut down long ago.

Why wasn't he vaccinated? Couldn't he afford the Trump treatment? Or is that only for Trump and friends of Trump?

by Anonymousreply 5April 25, 2021 8:51 PM

Uh, he obviously had comorbidities. As R4, suggests -- and it is true -- being fat and (probably) diabetic, are two of them.

by Anonymousreply 6April 25, 2021 8:51 PM

R3 - Kind of like "LON-VON"

by Anonymousreply 7April 25, 2021 8:54 PM

actually Its Lon-vah

by Anonymousreply 8April 25, 2021 8:55 PM

Being overweight seems to be a factor in many of these Covid deaths, which explains why there are so many young people also dying from Covid. Not only being overweight, but having pre-existing health conditions.

by Anonymousreply 9April 25, 2021 8:57 PM

Really sad. He was a talented man.

by Anonymousreply 10April 25, 2021 8:58 PM

None of you have it right yet.

It's pronounced like "Long-vang," with both the "g" sounds sort of swallowed.

by Anonymousreply 11April 25, 2021 9:18 PM

Here's how you pronounce Lanvin.

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by Anonymousreply 12May 4, 2021 1:03 AM

Is Covid considered “natural causes”?

by Anonymousreply 13May 4, 2021 1:14 AM

Kenzo and now Elbaz.

Should not happen.

by Anonymousreply 14May 4, 2021 1:46 AM

[quote]best known for breathing

I want that written on my tombstone.

by Anonymousreply 15May 4, 2021 1:49 AM

Apparently he had been vaccinated. Loved his work.

by Anonymousreply 16May 4, 2021 1:58 AM

R16, not true

Anyone in the 55-64 age group in France was able to receive a coronavirus vaccine from 12 April.

But there’s no evidence to suggest that Alber Elbaz had been vaccinated.

Sources say he had been ill with Covid for three weeks before his death – which was before the vaccine was available to his age range in the country.

by Anonymousreply 17May 4, 2021 2:13 AM

R3

Écoutez

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by Anonymousreply 18May 4, 2021 2:30 AM

Or..

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by Anonymousreply 19May 4, 2021 2:37 AM

R17, the Israeli media said he had been vaccinated.

by Anonymousreply 20May 4, 2021 3:13 AM

Bring out that piano case, we gonna need it.

by Anonymousreply 21May 4, 2021 3:59 AM

But R18, the designer for that Lanvin collection was Claude Montana. We're talking about Alber Elbaz.

by Anonymousreply 22May 4, 2021 4:34 AM

Sad .. not an unkind word about him from anyone.

by Anonymousreply 23May 4, 2021 4:36 AM

[quote]He really did reinvigorate that brand

Couldn’t the brand at least reciprocate then?

by Anonymousreply 24May 4, 2021 4:38 AM

R22

Yes dear, I know that but my response was to R3 who inquired how to pronounce "Lanvin", something that happens in video.

Please keep up!

by Anonymousreply 25May 4, 2021 4:48 AM

House of Lavin

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by Anonymousreply 26May 4, 2021 5:19 AM

I just read some of his bio. Quite an interesting fellow and I think he’s kind of cute. At one time when he was young he was a soldier. That must’ve been hard for him being a creative type.

by Anonymousreply 27May 4, 2021 5:23 AM

[quote]R22 Yes dear, I know that but my response was to R3 who inquired how to pronounce "Lanvin", something that happens in video. Please keep up!

But sweetie, I already did that in the video at R12. Aren't you the one that should keep up?

by Anonymousreply 28May 4, 2021 5:49 AM

Nasal vowels baby

by Anonymousreply 29May 4, 2021 6:03 AM

Died from obesity with COVID

by Anonymousreply 30May 4, 2021 6:04 AM

You're only a week late, OP.

I love you, R24.

Anyway, for those saying he was a kind man, I concur. Despite what must have been immense pressure to produce collection after collection, year after year, he always seemed calm, kind, and insightful.

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by Anonymousreply 31May 4, 2021 6:24 AM

Nope, R31. This thread was started on April 25, 2021, the day after Elbaz died.

by Anonymousreply 32May 4, 2021 6:28 AM
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