The Lanvin house was born in 1889 in a small hat shop in the heart of Paris. When Jeanne Lanvin opened her first hat shop in 1889 on the mezzanine at 16 rue Boissy d'Anglas, she had just turned 18 and had just finished her apprenticeship. But the young milliner is already seducing with her talent. Four years later, it's the consecration. Jeanne Lanvin obtains her pass-de-porte on the prestigious rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and sets up the fashion house that bears her name. Success was immediate and Parisiennes flocked to “Lanvin”.