Printed Silk Draped Dress
Draped, ribbon-tied silk with an asymmetric skirt — the fluid femininity at the heart of Lanvin's ready-to-wear.
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Story & heritage
Draped, fluid silk has been at the centre of Lanvin's ready-to-wear since Alber Elbaz made 'classic with a twist' the house's register — silk cocktail dresses defined by ruching, ribbons, folds and fringes, with something of a 1920s aesthetic carried over from Jeanne Lanvin's own romanticism. Elbaz's tenure (2001–2015) made the draped silk dress the Maison's signature garment.
This printed silk dress continues that line: a soft, draped body gathered at the waist with a tie, falling into an asymmetric skirt. It is the modern descendant of the silk dresses that rebuilt Lanvin's reputation for feminine, hand-finished eveningwear.
Materials & craft
The dress is cut from printed silk with a soft, draped construction — the bodice gathered and the skirt left to fall asymmetrically, so the fabric does the shaping rather than a rigid structure. A self-fabric ribbon tie cinches the waist, a recurring Lanvin device. The print runs across the body in a graphic black-and-white motif, and the LANVIN label sits at the neck. The garment is finished in the house's ready-to-wear ateliers.
How to choose & style
The draped silk dress is the elegant, fluid core of a Lanvin wardrobe — the drape and the waist tie give it shape without stiffness, so it moves with the body. The printed versions are the day-into-evening choice; plainer silks read more formal. It pairs naturally with a simple heeled mule or sandal, the dress and its tie left to be the whole statement, exactly as the house intends.