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"Lanvin dresses (favored by everyone from supes like Kate Moss and Miranda Kerr to certified A-listers including Sandra Bullock and Gwyneth Paltrow) are Level 11 fanciness. Casual, after-work &amp;quot;Let&amp;#x27;s get cocktails at Applebee&amp;#x27;s&amp;quot; attire, they are not. No, they are the kind of sartorial decadence that requires a seriously posh, festive backdrop--one filled with bona fide celebrities, insanely chic men and women, mountains of multi-syllabic finger foods and a never-ending bar of bubbly. Kind of like the party that took place directly after yesterday&amp;#x27;s Fall 2012 show.Even before the show kicked off, a party atmosphere greeted Lanvin guests: Four huge tables piled high with fanciful appetizers (think tooth-picked foie gras balls topped with chocolate caps and tiered faux birthday cakes), buckets of champagne and heart-shaped confetti were stationed in the center of the runway, while dapper ushers in velvet tuxes circulated with trays full of more bubbly. The cause for the over-the-top celebration (more on that a few inches down) was Alber Elbaz&amp;#x27;s impressive milestone of ten years at the house of Lanvin. After a polite amount of imbibing and nibbling time had passed--and after Jessica Alba, Pharrell and Tilda Swinton took their front row seats--the anniversary show kicked off. It started with a breezy tour through Elbaz&amp;#x27;s key signatures: Flattering peplums, sculptural shifts, jewel tones, richly embellished LBDs and a single Grecian dress. The second half was devoted to a series of party looks that should wind up in the dictionary (or at the very least, Wikipedia) under the &amp;quot;daydream candy&amp;quot; entry. A few even prompted bursts of applause and yelps of approval. And as if that wasn&amp;#x27;t enough to spell out over-the-top fabulosity, Elbaz threw in a little special something at the end. After the show&amp;#x27;s finale and the curtains parted to reveal the designer on a chandelier-topped stage, Alber took to the mic, thanked the crowd for their decade of support and proceeded to sing the refrain of &amp;quot;Que Sera, Sera.&amp;quot; (I&amp;#x27;m fairly certain that 100% of the audience swooned a little inside and then mentally hugged the endearing designer.) He then invited the entire audience &amp;quot;backstage&amp;quot; where a monumental, Marie Antoinette-worthy bash was about to shift into high gear. As Portland&amp;#x27;s Pink Martini played on stage, guests mingled around countless tables of sweets in every shape and size, and Instagrammed it every nook and cranny for good measure. All in all, it made the My Super Sweet Sixteen parties look like child&amp;#x27;s play. And while the crowd was predictably chic, considering the show&amp;#x27;s guest list, who turned heads the most? Women wearing Lanvin LBDs from previous seasons--thus proving that a festive Elbaz creation really never goes out of style, nor ceases to amaze. Phew! Quite a major bash, right? Let&amp;#x27;s tackle the clothes first, then move onto the party stuff. Which dress would you love to wear? Are you feeling the embellished frocks or the multi-color numbers at the end? And how nice would it be to be able to throw a party where you can have a huge ice bucket filled with champers? Photos: Fairchild Archive (runway)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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