Tuesday, November 20, 2007
After 20 Years, Lacroix Finds He's Fashionable Again
Christian Lacroix has always been a designer that leaves me in awe, mouth gaping at the exquisite detail and outrageous creativity of his clothes. Bright, interesting colors... dramatic, unexpected, architectural silhouettes... He is amazing.
Some of his work:
Check out this great article to get to know more about him:
"The 56-year-old designer, who lives and works in Paris, grew up in rural Arles in southern France, where he was greatly influenced by traditional folk art and dress, and the costumes and colors of the bullring. He moved to Paris in 1971, and studied art history at the Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre, thinking he would be a curator, but began designing clothes instead.
The maturity of middle age "brings you a kind of distance and self assurance," the designer wrote in an e-mail message. "Yesterday's extravagances are now classics. The trick is just follow your impulses, inspiration and intuition with the conviction that they are stronger than the average, banal, pretentious way."
He's busy with many new projects, including a few that hark back to his early dreams. He's curating "Christian Lacroix, Histoires de Mode," a history-of-fashion exhibition at Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, which opened last week. The designer will not come to San Francisco for the show; however, Marie Martinez-Seznec, director of haute couture for Lacroix, will attend."
To keep reading, click here...Labels: christian lacroix, haute on the runway
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