A friend texted me this morning that Alber was getting fired by Madame Wong.
WWD was on the case:
"PARIS — Alber Elbaz — whose soigné, draped designs catapulted Lanvin to become a top Paris fashion house — is to exit the company after a stellar 14-year tenure, WWD has learned.
An announcement is expected in the coming days.
While the parties are likely to characterize the development as by mutual agreement, sources said the rupture came following disagreements between the charismatic Israeli designer and company principals: owner Shaw-Lan Wang and chief executive officer Michèle Huiban.
It is understood members of his design team were informed of his exit this morning, and all employees at Lanvin were summoned to a meeting this afternoon in Paris.
Lanvin officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Sources said Elbaz already emptied his office on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré."
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WWD was on the case:
"PARIS — Alber Elbaz — whose soigné, draped designs catapulted Lanvin to become a top Paris fashion house — is to exit the company after a stellar 14-year tenure, WWD has learned.
An announcement is expected in the coming days.
While the parties are likely to characterize the development as by mutual agreement, sources said the rupture came following disagreements between the charismatic Israeli designer and company principals: owner Shaw-Lan Wang and chief executive officer Michèle Huiban.
It is understood members of his design team were informed of his exit this morning, and all employees at Lanvin were summoned to a meeting this afternoon in Paris.
Lanvin officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Sources said Elbaz already emptied his office on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré."
More here:
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