Avant Garde Fall 2010 Lanvin by Alber Elbaz Runway Look 22 Exceptionally Long Burgundy Knit Jersey Dress designer-donald-brooks The gown itself is simple

The gown itself is simple and perfect - a boned strapless bodice tops a flowing silk skirt that flows to the floor

Fully lined in an ivory silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set side zipper

An elaborate and beautiful leaf and flower design runs over the entire caftan

And it has pockets on each hip

Avant Garde Fall 2010 Lanvin by Alber Elbaz Runway Look 22 Exceptionally Long Burgundy Knit Jersey Dress designer-donald-brooks The gown itself is simpleThe twin of this dress walk the runway as Look 22 and I love that this lets you see the dress on a body. In Vogue's review of the collection they proclaimed that "For Fall, he (Alber), walked a knife edge, balanced between rigorously architectural urban simplicity and explosively fierce embellishment". Before his show, Elbaz reeled off the loops he'd put himself through to get there "Women ask for masculine tailoring, but they want to feel fragile.