The Last Thing Lanvin Needs…

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cringe at this WWD daily Fashion Scoop, which reported that Pharell loves Lanvin so much that he would like to work for the brand. WWD went on to report that “he approached artistic director Alber Elbaz to offer his services. ‘It would be an honor,’ he told the designer. Earlier, Williams told WWD he would be interested in fronting a Lanvin campaign or designing a luggage line for the brand. ”

Pharell (left) is not cool enough for Lanvin (right.)

Funny that, because I too love Lanvin, and would love to work for them too, but I am hoping I have a much better chance of working for Lanvin than Pharell has, SINCE I AM TRAINED AS A FASHION DESIGNER. And I don’t wear plaid shirts and truckers caps and baggy jeans. I am going to presume that Alber Elbaz, Creative Director at Lanvin, will think this is a farce, and not take his offer seriously at all. I am also going to pray that celebrities will start to learn their place, and realize that they can’t design clothes just because they can act/sing/dance/go out without underwear on.

When I was a fashion student, you learned that to be a fashion designer, you had to know fashion, learn about it, and learn the technical skills. Now it seems that anyone who has fallen out of a taxi drunk, or been on a reality TV show, can have their own collection. I say let them have their collection, and leave the real designer brands out of it.

I just can't see Pharell working as a model for Lanvin.

Don’t get me wrong, the big brands are all using celebrities to promote themselves, but the ones with integrity use celebs as clothes horses, not as designers. Karl Lagerfeld may have Lily Allen in the Chanel ad campaigns, but he certainly doesn’t let her design (in fact, he lets no one design. He is notorious for designing everything by himself, for all of the collections he works on.)

I am pretty disgusted that Pharell thinks that because he “likes” Lanvin, and he is famous, the offer of his services should be taken seriously. Its a joke, and Pharell, you are a joke if you think you are worthy of Lanvin.

Pharell, you are not worthy of Lanvin.

Note: In the unlikely event that Alber Elbaz loses his mind and accepts any part of Pharell’s offer, I shall have to disassociate myself from the Lanvin brand permanently. Which would be very upsetting.

All Pharell images from People.com and all Lanvin images from Lanvin.com, except catwalk images from GQ.com.