Christian Lacroix

WATCH: At Home With Sacha Walckhoff, Creative Director Of Lacroix

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Couture, Christian Lacroix, Fashion House, Sacha Walckhoff, Designer, Theatre, Madonna, crane.tv, French, Wedding Dress, Fashion, Womenswear, Paris, Menswear, Arts News

Christian Lacroix may be known for theatrical couture dresses fit for princesses, but in the past few years the Lacroix story has been far from a fair...

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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

Camilla Morton | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: Jean Paul Gaultier, Couture, Stephen Jones, Dior, Fairytales, Jeremy Healy, Picasso, Pat McGrath, Christian Lacroix, Fashion, UK Style News

I cannot remember the last time I bumped into a fairy godmother. But the more news channels that go live the more opportunity there is for some bleak prophecy of doom so where better to escape than in the petticoats of Paris? Fashion is there after all to create magic.

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Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Clothing Finds (PHOTOS)

Mary Kincaid | Posted 07.30.2011

No time to page through thousands of eBay listings? Then just sneak a peek at my weekly eBay roundup of top vintage clothing finds. This eclectic mix...

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Can These Glasses Save Christian Lacroix? First Look at Lacroix's New Sunglasses (PHOTOS)

Zandile Blay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sascha Walckhoff, Lanvin, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Jacque Picart, H&M, Lagerfeld, Slidepollajax, Style News

Sacha Walckhoff is tasked with a job anyone would loathe for a house everyone loves: Creative Director of Christian Lacroix. "I'm not only scared, I...

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Christian Lacroix for Target? Sacha Walckhoff Says, Don't Rule It Out!

Zandile Blay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris, Sascha Walckhoff, Target, Christian Lacroix, H&M, Style News

For as long as one can remember -- Lacroix has been the stuff of dreams. The rich fabrics, lush colors and grand silhouettes all seemed ripped from a requiem. Then the nightmare started.

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Christian Lacroix & Monnaie De Paris: Designer To Make Money

Posted 05.25.2011

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Financially-troubled designer Christian Lacroix is making money--like actually making it--WWD reports. Lacroix has been named the artistic adviser to ...

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Sheikh Hassan bin Ali al-Nuaimi To Take Over Christian Lacroix

Times Online | Adam Sage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Christian Lacroix, Paris Commercial Coury, French Fashion, United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Hassan Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, Style News

A sheikh from the United Arab Emirates is likely to take over Christian Lacroix, the loss-making French fashion house, tomorrow when his €100 millio...

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Christian Lacroix To Stay In Business, But With Only 11 Employees

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion, Christian Lacroix, Christian Lacroix Bankruptcy, Style News

The Paris bankruptcy court approved the plan, which will end production of the classic label's haute couture and ready-to-wear lines after potential b...

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Christian Lacroix: STILL No Buyer

AFP | Gersende Rambourg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Neither the Emirate sheikh nor a French firm who have both expressed interest in acquiring the prestigious fashion house submitted financial guarantee...

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Christian Lacroix Creates French Railway Uniforms

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christian Lacroix Uniforms, Christian Lacroix, France, Christian Lacroix SNCF, Style News

Although Christian Lacroix will cut his haute couture and ready-to-wear lines, the troubled designer has been working...on the railroads. He's created...

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The Party's Over

Dana Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clothing, Tom Ford, Christian Lacroix, Vogue, Fashion Industry, Luxury Goods, Diane Von Furstenberg, Fashion Week, Anna Wintour, Recession, Style News

Greed has killed the fashion industry. After nearly two decades of getting fleeced, the middle market consumer has wised up and stopped buying.

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Which Couture Outfit Is Craziest? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Paul Gaultier, Haute Couture, Slidepoll, Lacroix Couture, Christian Lacroix, Georgio Armani Prive, Georgio Armani Prive Couture, Couture, Dior Couture, Josep Font, JPG Couture, Chanel Haute Couture, Christian Dior Couture, Dior, Givenchy Couture, Josep Font Couture, Georgio Armani Couture, Stephane Rolland, Stephane Rolland Couture, Christian Lacroix Couture, Jean Paul Gaultier Couture, Givenchy, Armani Couture, Christian Dior, Lacroix, Chanel Couture, Slideshow, Style News

To be an haute couture designer is a great honor--and a rare one as well. They're hand-selected by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris to b...

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Christian Lacroix: "This Is My Annus Horribilis!"

Vogue.com | Hamish Bowles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christian Lacroix Design, Christian Lacroix, Fashion, Christian Lacroix Bankruptcy, Christian Lacroix Haute Couture, Christian Lacroix Future, Style News

He is confident in his design vision for the future, one that includes "high-quality ready-to-wear because this period is so difficult and tough. We w...

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Bailing Out Luxury

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citi, Luxury, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Monaco, Armani, Target, Chrysler, Aig, Luxury Bailout, Bailout, LVMH Moet Hennessy, Bernard Arnault, Christian Lacroix, Loomstate, Luxury Summit, Haute Couture Week, Style News

With the start of Haute Couture Week in Paris, luxury is on the ropes. Christian Lacroix is going under. Meanwhile, Prada and Armani are offering their brands to cell phone and car makers.

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Christian Lacroix: 'I Am Too Angry To Cry'

Telegraph | Celia Walden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Christian Lacroix, Fashion, Style, Style News

"What really hurts," says Christian Lacroix slowly, "is that my name, which I have now lost, is the name of my family. Whoever does take over the busi...

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Letter From Paris: Christian Lacroix, We Love You

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suzy Menkes, Christian Lacroix, Absolutely Fabulous, Paris, Hotel Du Petit Moulin, Style News

I'd just like to say, Monsieur Lacroix, we wish you well. We know this is not the end -- and we look forward to the next Lacroix incarnation -- whatever it may be! We send our love.

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