Paris: nerves abound at first Lanvin show under Chinese owner

Did designer Olivier Lapidus do enough to keep his job at France’s oldest fashion house?Lanvin, the oldest surviving house in French fashion, took to the Paris catwalk on Wednesday for its first outing since being bought by Fosun, the Chinese conglomerate that also owns Club Med.The deal is significant at Paris fashion week, where most heritage brands are still owned by French-based groups. It is the highest-profile fashion acquisition to date for the Chinese group, which also owns a stake