Christian Lacroix

Biography

In 1951, the May 16th, it is born with Arles, in Provence in a family very related to the sartorial elegance and the mode. Child, it dreams of voyages: Barcelona, Venice, London, etc It discovers in the attic of his/her large maternal parents of volumes connected of the illustrated Fashion of 1860 .

In 1969, impassioned art, it undertakes studies of Histoire of art to the Faculty of Arts of Montpellier. It takes part in abstract groups of esthètes original and discovers the dressmaker Jean Bouquin of Saint-Tropez.

In 1971, it continues its studies with the Sorbonne with Paris then with the École of Louvre to become Curator of a museum. It meets Jean-Jacques Picart, press attaché for many houses of luxuries of which Hermes, Guy Paulin and Jean Patou which opens their doors to him. It also meets Francoise, his future wife, who supports it when it decides to launch out in the fashion. In 1981, it enters in the large dressmaker Jean Patou

The Provence, the the Cevennes (Tarabias), the Spain, Venice, London the traditions Gipsies, the Bullfight S, the the Camargue, the hot colors, the costumes and traditions of the XVIIIe century of the XIXe century and XXe century, the fairy tales inspire it. Its creations are foolish mixtures of style which like. It receives with the the United States Award of the foreign creator most influential.

In 1987, it opens then its own designers house Christian Lacroix with the support of the company of luxury Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy SA, world number one of the luxury directed by Bernard Arnault, and carries out its first procession of Haute couture on the topic of the the Camargue, and of Arles. It is also named artistic director of the designers house Florentine Emilio Pucci.

Christian Lacroix draws also costumes of opera and Théâtre for the creation of Tarnished Angel with the Opéra of Paris, Chantecler , the Marriages of Figaro , Carmen , Phèdre , Cassandre , Othello , Don Juan , the Children of the paradise , Cyrano of Bergerac , Bérénice , Cendrillon , etc

As of 1988, it launches a collection of Prêt-à-porter of luxury inspired by the interbreeding of the cultures.

In 1995, it creates a line of household linen, cloth S and sponges to which it adds in 1998 a line of Porcelaine, of Orfèvrerie and Cristal, plate S, cups with lunching, of glass, objects of decorations, etc

In 2000, it organizes descriptive exposure the beauty in Avignon and confirming its interest for the Design, it creates the preparing of the cars of TGV the Mediterranean. The following year, it draws the Timbre of St. Valentine's day emitted by La Poste.

Its activities of creation diversify, in 2004, it launch a first collection for man, create uniforms of Air France and illustrations of the Petit Larousse. In 2005, it decorates the Parisian hotel with the Petit Mill and proposes a new design of the cars of TGV.

In January 2005, following a dissension on the development strategy of the house Christian Lacroix between Christian Lacroix and Bernard Arnault, and with chronic results considered to be insufficient by this last, Bernard Arnault decides to sell the designers house with the group Falic Group for an amount not communicated. chairman of the Geoffroy designers house of Bourdonnaye affirms that nothing will change in the activity of the house Christian Lacroix .

The company Falic Group, of the three Falic brothers, is a subsidiary company based in Florida of Duty Free America number two of the distribution in Boutique net of tax with the the United States and leader in South America.

2006 Christian Lacroix is chairman of the board of the National center of the costume, inaugurated on July 1st, 2006, with Moulins in the Allier

See too

External bonds

Official site of Christian Lacroix
Galerie photo
Défilé Christian Lacroix
Photos of procession Christian Lacroix
Costumes of the exposure on the Rouge color to the François-Mitterrand library of Paris
Fashion Draw up
the wiki fashion

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