Suzy Menkes interviews Lanvin artistic director Alber Elbaz for the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. I just love both of them – fashion journalist Suzy Menkes is at this point essentially a great historian, and Elbaz is funny and magnetic, a stunningly brilliant artist in his field.
[+] Select looks from Lanvin Spring/Summer 2011 via style.com
Click here to watch the video (and others) at the New York Times' website – the embed above is a little cut-off.
. Chanel Spring/Summer 2011 details in a short video by Karl Lagerfeld. I like the shots of water, sunlight through trees, and other natural textures between shots of somewhat eerily still people in a big house.
Chloe Spring 2011. Phoebe Philo's influence is clear, but Hannah MacGibbon has had plenty of company on that score (notwithstanding the resurgence of color on the Spring runways). If it's good, it's good. [style.com]
... As long as we're on the subject of the recent revival of 90s minimalism – some classic Premier to start your day:
Jeru the Damaja, "Come Clean" (Instrumental, prod. DJ Premier) from The Sun Rises in the East (1993)
Pacific Standard issue no.1 covers: top, Abby Brothers by Michael Donovan; bottom, Alexis Schuster by Charlie Schuck. Select image above for more information.