Christian Lacroix On Fashion Paperback by Patrick Mauries;Olivier Saillard;C Lacroix

Product Details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson (2009-03-24)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 240 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780500287972
• Item Weight: 1394.82 grams
• Dimensions: 29.97 x 23.11 x 2.29 cm

"This is not a retrospective, but my own look at the costume collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, from which I chose pieces from all eras, some never before exhibited. I chose those that were most inspiring, those that best told the story of fashion that I would have wanted to tell if I were the museum curator that I intended to be when I was a student.

"My twenty years in the fashion business are another way of telling this story, and I selected the strongest designs from the haute couture collections of the House of Lacroix between 1987 and 2007, then arranged them according to themes--black and white, color, flowers, ethnic styles, and so forth--and linked them with pieces from the museum collection."--Christian Lacroix

Christian Lacroix is one of the most inventive and admired fashion designers in the world. He is also incredibly well-versed in fashion history, and he brings that expertise to bear in this delighful imaginary museum of historic and contemporary fashion. Each featured piece--whether from the museum's collection or the House of Lacroix--is distinguished by its cut, its detail, its color, and its texture; and the pieces are juxtaposed and photographed in a way that emphasizes their relationships across the centuries.

About the Author

Christian Lacroix is a world-renowned fashion designer known for his colorful and exuberant drawing style.

Patrick Mauriès is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Goude: The Chanel Sketchbooks, Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams, and The World According to Karl.

Olivier Saillard is a fashion historian and director of the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation.