A rose is a rose is a rose

OK, most everyone knows that Alber Elbaz's Lanvin collections are generally brilliant, so he doesn't require introduction. But I just had to post this coat, which unfolds like the petals of the loveliest black flower you can imagine:

This whimsical crimson creation by John Galliano is equally heart-pounding.



Please click on the images to see the magnificent unadulterated crimson color of the coat - for some reason Blogger has turned it brownish! And I'd like to thank Gertrude Stein for the title quote.