Mens Fashion Week: Lanvin Fall 2011 Collection

If there were something which other fashion designers might learn from the house of Lanvin, it would be in which not anything keeps a roomful of jaded show-goers pleased as if warm espresso and nice treats. This seems easy, however just a little goes a very long way.

Easy luxury is at the heart of a Lanvin collection - a cashmere turtleneck poking out from beneath a shirt collar, or a flowing silk suit - but there was something buttoned up, almost stern, in a knee-length coat tied tightly at the waist with rope, or a suit jacket fastened just that bit too snug.

"Where there is tension, there is energy," declared Lanvin menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver after the show, "and this collection was really about that tension. A classic loafer and then an extreme hiking boot, or luxury tailoring mixed with sportswear. We tried to find the hybrid."

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You think you can, but really can’t wear to work...

Great look – one that has been a favorite of all for a long time – has been the Criss-Cross Banded Dress. Even though seemingly sexy, the wide straps, no cleavage and just above the knee-length made all to feel that maybe with a blazer over it I could pull it off at work.

Once I tried it on, however, I soon learned that that would certainly not be the case - in actuality it showed off way too much cleavage. Ladies, be warned! This is a definite NO NO when it comes to work. Never ever wear things at work that sexes you up! This means no to mini skirts, low cut tops, or anything that focuses your colleagues’ attention on your body and not on you!!