The Shoe Girl's Blog: I Love Lanvin!

9.17.2011

I Love Lanvin!

And here's another reason to. Their most recent ad campaign is so great...

And here's one that someone remade which I find VERY funny!

Lanvin Fall 2011 Campaign Video from STEAMCLAM on Vimeo.

Lanvin x Slipknot? Really??

Haha I looooove when designers, especially really well respected ones, don't take themselves too seriously. It's so refreshing. Their last few campaigns have been really cheeky and I love it.

Some Lanvin favorites of mine:

My Christmas party dress from last year. I mean look how excited I look in it. Like I might kidnap a baby!

(Lanvin x H&M, shoes- Louboutin)

Headless limbless model looks less crazy.

These flats that I STILL wear even though this post is 100 years old.

You guys, I'm still cracking up over that pic up there...

Remember that juice cleanse I'm on? It's kinda making me delirious.

Anyway...

There's also these shoes that I may forever regret not getting-

They're so pretty and feminine and dainty.

These sexy beasts...

I love the mix of a sexy shoe with industrial type details. So good.

Lanvin shoes and Lanvin x H&M are as close as I'll get to the brand for now. I may have a killer shoe closet but designer clothes are still out of my price range. But some day when I'm rich and famous I will wear Chloe Miu Miu and Prada all day, Stella McCartney for glamorous BBQs, and Lanvin for nights out with the girls! Oh yes daaaahling!

XOX,

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: i pure simply much heart you. dunni what made me say that, but tis true! :D; September 17, 2011 at 5:49 AM
talktomyshoes said...: "Might steal a baby"
I completely understand. Fantastic.; September 17, 2011 at 6:44 AM
Sabina said...: It's always disappointing when you miss a chance to get something fabulous. I'm currently mourning the loss of a particular dress from UO I waited too long to purchase and now it is in some other bitch's closet. :' C
Wah!

But anyway you look great in that Lanvin dress! That was definitely the best piece in that line.; September 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM
kat said...: Totally bought that h&m lanvin dress and wore it at christmad with my nude loubies. Twins much??; September 17, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Anonymous said...: Celine, my dear...you are absolutely beautiful - so sad that you are going through a divorce. Yes, in the past I have made comments on how sexy your feet are (very true) but you are from head to toe gorgeous. Hopefully you will meet someone else that will truly appreciate all of you and handle you like the delicate flower that you are. You are indeed a true talent that all your fans appreciate.

The Foot Guy; September 17, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Alyssa said...: THIS is the actual Lanvin campaign commercial. The one you posted is something someone did over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwwcnUBY9Zg

Its much better and much more fun :)

I always hear such good things about the flats!; September 17, 2011 at 4:40 PM
TheShoeGirl said...: Thanks Alyssa ;)

XOX; September 17, 2011 at 5:24 PM
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Bio (blah blah blah...)

So, a little about me and why I think I can call myself The Shoe Girl.

My name is Celine and I grew up in Huntington Beach, California. I like to joke that I was born in high heels, and although that's obviously not true, I was born with the love of shoes in my blood.
My father, a former professional soccer player, came to the US from Morocco in the 70's. He started off as a shoe salesmen and had a natural talent for it. He worked his way up and eventually co-founded a company called French Follies. They made cute little espadrilles and ballet inspired shoes. From there he went on to Guess and Charles David footwear, where he eventually became President of the company and brought it to its height of popularity in the late 80's.

I was so lucky to grow up around shoes. I was the only girl in the 8th grade wearing the kick ass ankle boots Guess was famous for... and remember those Guess jellies?? Yep. I had those too. And at a whopping hundred bucks a pair, let's just say I made a lot of new friends when I came to school in those! That's the first time I felt the power of a hot shoe.

In the 90's, my dad left Charles David/Guess Footwear to pursue a new venture... Bebe Footwear! It was his first shoe license, and it was super successful. Soon after he started his own line with his namesake, Joey O. Since then his company has held the exclusive licenses for L.A.M.B. Footwear, Harajuku Lovers footwear, Charles Jourdan footwear, Laundry by Shelly Segal footwear, Antik Denim footwear, Playboy footwear, Zinc foowear, Hale Bob footwear, Badgley Mischka footwear, Mark and James by B.M. footwear, Betsey Johnson footwear, Betseyville footwear, Jill Stuart footwear, JLO Footwear, and True Religion Footwear. Awesome, right!? :) did I type "footwear" enough?

So... like I said, shoes are in my blood! I realized this at an early age, when I would go into my mom's closet and pull out her shoes and clear off my book shelves, fill them with shoes, and put a sign up that said "Shoe Show". I didn't really know what it meant, other than that was where my dad was always flying off to. Shoe shows. I wanted to be a part of it!
I went to design school in Milan, Italy when I was 20. My professors at Ars Sutoria taught me all about making shoes, including sketching, pattern making, leather tanning, and lots of technical shoe stuff. It was intense.

From shoe school to designer! After graduating from my shoe program I went back home and started working as the assistant to the designer of my dad's company, Titan Industries. At the time, we were only making bebe and Joey O Footwear, and were about to go after our second license, JLO Footwear. I was a part of that project and I loved it! It was so exciting putting what I had learned to use. I was off to China and working my butt off. I was the assistant to our head designer for a little over a year when I got offered the job of taking over as the designer for Playboy. It wasn't anything I had ever thought I would do, but it was a chance to be my own designer! No more assisting!!! I took it! Then, a few months after accepting the position as designer for Playboy, I was offered another line; Zinc footwear! I took it!!! I loved working with Zinc. The clothing was cute and the shoes were much more "my style". Later still, I was given the job as designer of JLO footwear.

I launched the debut collection (and every collection thereafter) for Harajuku Lovers in August 2008, and in May of 2009 I took over as designer of Betsey Johnson footwear until Steve Madden bought out the company in October of 2010.

Currently I'm designing for Bebe footwear and just launched my own line, Cece L'amour, which I am very excited about.

I love my job! I get to work with shoes every day. It's my job to look at shoes in magazines, online, in stores, and on the streets. It's a dream job honestly, and I feel lucky every day. My obsession is my job... So cool!

So anyway, here I am. Here's my blog. I hope you've enjoyed reading it so far. It's been fun for me and I hope that shows. :)

9.17.2011

I Love Lanvin!

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