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LANCEL

FASHION ACCESSORIES

AN ODE TO BAGS

THE FRENCH CHARM AND THE ITALIAN HIGH CRAFTSMANSHIP OF LANCEL CAPTURE DUBAI, ANTICIPATING A SUMMER IN CALIFORNIAN STYLE

Lancel, house of French savoir-faire and leather goods, has nurtured since 1876 a distinct taste for elegance and whimsy. Excellence and a keen sense for detail have inspired exceptional designs displaying precious leathers, outstanding colours and bright personalities. Ninon, a bestseller and ambassador for the brand, was born in boutique opened in the Dubai Mall, st is being honoured with two unique limited edition styles crafted from exquisite leathers. Styles to be tamed in an exclusive designed and soft case: rounded alcoves, new sea green colour chart and jewellery spots, the boutique was remodelled only just a year ago and delightfully highlights Lancel’s bags and accessories, and soon its shop windows will be displaying items from the new

Spring/Summer 2023 collec-

tion. This is a great opportunity to discover it in advance. Lancel – which is also partner of Casa Ferrari for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates – has designed for next summer a journey one takes with closed eyes, embodied by beaches and the desert, cool districts, elegant palm trees and mythical sunsets. It is the spirit of Lancel’s Leather

and Eyewear ‘California Dream’ Spring/Summer col-

lection, a sensory immersion into a soft and spirited California. For this edition, nature in all its glory creates a nasturtium-red common thread. Prints in innovative shapes, materials and patterns convey a playful reinterpretation of Lancel’s repertoire. ton, crude artisanal materials that instill at the heart of Lancel’s savoir-faire a sensual ease. In a joyous conjuration of the EXCELLENCE verse with optical black and

AND A KEEN SENSE white, nature with space aluFOR DETAIL OF LANCEL HAVE INSPIRED EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNS DISPLAYING PRECIOUS minum. Pastels rub shoulders with intensity, bold candy and neon, the surprise guest of this collection. Meticulously crafted metal LEATHERS, pieces inscribe the audaOUTSTANDING cious modernity of the season. COLOURS Amongst the new shapes, a AND BRIGHT bowling bag stretched out into

PERSONALITIES a baguette, minimalist and deliciously quirky. And an intensely feminine carryall presents a cambered biker feel divinely Another newcomer is Lancel’s mini, a casual format, available in each line. This season, Lancel presents three lines, each with a strong personality. Chic and feminine Rodéo offers a display of saddler details, fashioned handles, buckles and ties. Structured at

Lancel Autumn/Winter 2022-23 collection

Lancel boutique at The Dubai Mall

In the style and aura of the Eyewear collection lies an ambitious. impossible lightness set with 60’s strokes. Restrained Young, free and easy going, Caméléon adapts to whom metallic and Hollywood glamour graze one another will choose it. As the day and the mood evolve, it adjusts without outshining each other. its register and how it is carried, closely aligning with a Every frame whether geometric, made from thick acway of life and a way of travel. etate or wrapped in crystals, underlines in a unique way Iconic and poetic, Idylle reveals a face, a character. with a clasp-padlock duo a story THE SPIRIT OF LANCEL’S Metallics, a signature of 2023, stored like a treasure; the idyll ‘CALIFORNIA DREAM’ return in playful shapes and between Alphonse and Angèle, Lancel and Paris, Paris and love. The jeweled lock once worn by Angèle around her neck is now an audacious bag with a precise SPRING/SUMMER COLLECTION IS A JOURNEY EMBODIED BY BEACHES AND with pastel lenses. In a clear nod to fashion, cat-eye lines assert a sensual retro modernity. Graphic black and white frames per triangular shape, connecting THE DESERT, COOL beneath her dreamy appearance women to Lancel. DISTRICTS, ELEGANT nurtures a strong personality. Lancel’s iconic bags explore PALM TREES AND Contemporary divas will not be MYTHICAL SUNSETS seen without their ultra femidressed in crochet, Roxane ex- nine frames worn day and night uding in a croc-neon dress, Ni- without it ever being too much. non adorned in reinvented or elegant silver light denim Striking or made from thin metal paired with a charm, the temples take on their role very seriously. Meanwhile the wind, Cabas libre surrenders to a radiant maximalist chains openly follow the collection’s steering, opting for version, and the very functional Summer Tote summons an outpour of coloured Plexiglas and transparent neon, the sea with a magical retro surf logo. or for a minimalist scenario, elegant as ever.