Lanvin
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Paris luxury house selling ready-to-wear, sneakers and bags.
Lanvin publishes no certification, independent audit or supplier list.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (cotton, leather, natural rubber, silk and cashmere) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: cotton, leather and cashmere
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain: no certification, independent audits or supplier list
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Lanvin's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Dresses & skirts, Shirts, Jackets & coats, Pants & trousers, Knitwear, T-shirts, Hoodies & sweatshirts, Sneakers, Shoes, Bags & backpacks: Lacks transparency, the same as Lanvin overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
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Where it's made
From product labels; Lanvin doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where clothes and shoes are usually made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Portugal | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| ChinaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| BangladeshUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| CambodiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| TürkiyeUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Very high |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| PakistanUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Being made in Italy doesn't count towards a living wage or audit here: Italian fashion and leather goods, where Milan prosecutors have found luxury brands' subcontractors exploiting migrant workers. It would need to publish its suppliers or have them independently audited. Source
- Doesn't show where its cotton comes from. Cotton is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Turkmenistan, and child labour in several growing regions, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Doesn't show where its cashmere comes from. Cashmere is linked to forced labour in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses natural rubber and silk in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Lanvin does not publish a supplier list, a modern slavery statement or a living wage commitment. Lanvin Group's annual report says it relies on outside suppliers and manufacturers, requires them to follow labour laws and audits them itself or through third parties, but gives no audit results. Product labels on its website show clothing made mainly in Italy and sneakers and some T-shirts made in Portugal; no source gives a split by country. Lanvin was not among the brands named in the 2025-2026 Milan subcontractor labour probes, and no confirmed labour abuses linked to its products were found.
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Luxury fashion firms asked for documents as part of Italian labor abuse probe (BHRRC) · search the archive · Brands named in the 2025 Milan subcontractor labour probe; Lanvin is not among them.
- Lanvin Group Holdings Ltd - Form 20-F - FY2025 · search the archive · Fosun Group is the controlling shareholder; group relies on outside suppliers, requires labour law compliance and audits them.
Published by Lanvin or its owner
- Lanvin Wool and Cashmere Sweater (lanvin.com) · search the archive · Made in Italy; 80% wool, 20% cashmere.
- Lanvin Short Vinyl Coat (lanvin.com) · search the archive · Made in Italy; outer 70% wool, 30% cashmere; cashmere found in four of nine items checked.
- Lanvin Curb Sneakers in Leather (lanvin.com) · search the archive · Made in Portugal; calfskin leather upper and 100% rubber sole.
- Lanvin Embroidered Cotton T-shirt (lanvin.com) · search the archive · Made in Portugal; 100% cotton.
- Lanvin Merino Wool and Silk Turtleneck Sweater (lanvin.com) · search the archive · Made in Italy; 40% merino, 30% cashmere, 30% silk; silk used in some knits and dresses.
Company details
- Headquarters
- France
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Lanvin ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/lanvin, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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