To mark the Year of the Horse, Lanvin tells the story of enduring bonds. For the celebration, the maison collaborated with Beijing-based contemporary artist Lv Wenting, whose introspective vision closely aligns with Lanvin’s heritage.
Just as Jeanne Lanvin drew her most profound creative impulse from her relationship with her daughter, Marguerite, Lv Wenting draws on her own experience of motherhood to articulate ideas of empathy, care, and continuity.
Symbolizing protection and transmission, three gently intertwined horses form the collection’s central motif. Rendered in print, it appears across Lanvin’s Lunar New Year capsule collection, from ready-to-wear to accessories.
The collaboration extends beyond the collection to Shanghai and Hong Kong, where bespoke lanterns and Miao-embroidered tapestries created by Lv Wenting for Lanvin illuminate the boutique windows. Watercolor animations add a final, poetic layer, unfolding the collaboration through movement.
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Image credit: Lv Wenting (LWT)
“When you see the snuggling horses and those whimsical, tender scenes in the final collection, that is exactly what I wish to convey – a perspective rooted in empathy, connection,
and nurturing. From this vantage point, strength is no longer about conquest, but about peaceful coexistence; elegance is no longer about detachment, but about affectionate embrace.”
– Lv Wenting
Rooted in a deep dialogue with the arts, Lanvin has long cultivated creative exchanges beyond fashion. Jeanne Lanvin was among the first couturiers to actively collaborate with painters, illustrators, decorators, and craftsmen of her time, commissioning artists such as Paul Iribe and Armand-Albert Rateau to shape the maison’s visual language. From illustration and interior design to embroidery and ornament, art has always been integral to Lanvin’s expression.
This collaboration with Lv Wenting continues that legacy, reaffirming Lanvin’s commitment to artistic conversation as a source of emotional depth and creative renewal.
The Lanvin Year of the Horse capsule collection is available in Lanvin boutiques worldwide and on Lanvin.com.