Profile
Christian Lacroix is best known for his truly outrageous designs. His fabric combinations were unheard of in the time period and he continued to push boundaries with his couture. No fabric or design was too expensive to create and by essentially following a philosophy of, “if you’re not shocked, it didn’t work,” he made himself famous in the 1980’s.
Nationality
French
Born
Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône. May 16, 1951.
Education
Sorbonne, Paris.
Biograhpy
After moving to Paris to pursue his university studies, Lacroix met his future wife. She encouraged him to pursue his interests in fashion. He got a shop working for another couture house in Paris and eventually saved up enough money to open one of his own. He began to make a name for himself in fashion world as people began to realize that no design was too outrageous for Lacroix to touch. He used the most expensive of fabrics and accessories to ensure that his designs wouldn’t be matched and that they were just as intended. In addition to his outrageous designs, he also mixes fabrics that usually have no place together. Things like lace and plaid could be combined in his works. Lacrois rode the fashion train until the 1990’s, when people started to denounce his work and over the top flair. People began to see that his work only had a time and place in history and wouldn’t survive for longer periods of time. He is still designing today and expects the same movement that swept up in the 1980’s to hit again.
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http://www.christian-lacroix.fr/
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