Lanvin has opened a women’s ready-to-wear space at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, the giant department store being one of the key destinations for retail tourists in Paris.

It complements the existing Lanvin footwear collection on the shoe level, “establishing Lanvin Galeries Lafayette as a new destination to discover the world of the maison in Paris,” we’re told. 

The company also said that with the opening of Galeries Lafayette in 1893 preceding the birth of the Lanvin fashion house by just six years, it “adds to the significance of a relationship between two iconic Parisian institutions: one of the most famous Grands Magasins and the oldest continually operating French couture house”.

The new boutique’s design is in line with the label’s recently introduced retail architectural concept. The space is a “wood-and-stone showcase of neo-classical inspiration and subtle Art Deco influence”. 

Following the concept’s launches in Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Seoul, Riyadh and South Coast Plaza, Galeries Lafayette becomes the seventh location to feature Bernard Dubois’ design.

Details “echo Auguste Perret’s octagonal constructions; burnished brass and hand-hammered surfaces, crafted by master artisans, evoke the sculptural forms of Pierre Frey’s Litho armchairs; the radical sensuality of Jean-Michel Frank’s interiors is evident in the choice of the finest materials”.

The boutique has opened with the autumn 2024 collection already available, with day and evening pieces on show, along with accessories and “the increasingly popular jewellery line”, including the just-launched Traviata line.

The opening also sees selected pieces from the brand’s collection being showcased in the grand windows along Boulevard Haussmann this summer. 

And an exclusive Lanvin Ballerina pop-up will also display a wide range of styles and colours of the shoe for which the label is known during July.