Business & Finance Club - Fashion :  What Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz accomplished with his spring collection presented in Paris on Friday was no small feat. He pared fashion down to its essence and showed us the emotions behind getting dressed.

When the first model came out, she could have been a superhero with her pale gray skirt billowing in the breeze behind her. Then slowly, as we watched look after look, her feet landed on the ground and her clothes took shape.

  A two-toned blue dress  seemed to embody Elbaz's creative process together with a woman's hopes and fears. The dress was sleeveless on one side, with a single jacket sleeve on the other. It was form-fitting on one side, with a floating panel of silk, zipped from top to bottom, on the other. The effect was seamless and stunning.