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Fashion 105Fashion 105Prof. Rachael LiboltProf. Rachael Libolt

Going out in Paris was like going out in the Going out in Paris was like going out in the '30s dressed like the Andrews Sisters. It '30s dressed like the Andrews Sisters. It was everything I'd seen in books at my was everything I'd seen in books at my grandparents' house, only it was our grandparents' house, only it was our

generation.generation.

-- Christian Lacroix-- Christian Lacroix

The path to Lacroix

❖ Born 1951 to drillers

❖ Parisian style to Lacroix = wife Françoise Rosensthiel

❖ Hermes and Paulin

❖ Picart --> Jean Patou

❖ Bernard Arnault

A little History of the Time..

❖ 1980’s - Present

❖ Economic rejuvenation

❖ Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)

❖ LOVE

Typical Fashions of

the late 80’s and

Early 90’s

Influences on the Times

❖ Bubble/Pouf Dress under Patou 1986

❖ 1987 - Hot Couture is born in Christian Lacroix

❖ The epitome of avant-garde fashions

❖ Elements of fantasy and making couture “fun again”

❖ Comparable to “new look” of Dior

Bright Colors and Making Trends

Spring 2009 RTW

Spring 2008

Couture

Couture Fall

2008

Fall 2007 Couture

Fall 2000 RTW

Spring 2000 RTW

Spring 2007 Couture

References❖ "Christian Lacroix Fashion Shows: Designer Directory on Style.com." Style.com: The Online Home of Fashion: News,

Runway Shows, Trends, Fashion Models, Designers, Shopping, Beauty & More. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://www.style.com/fashionshows/designerdirectory/CLACROIX/seasons/>.

❖ "Christian Lacroix Biography - Life, Childhood, Name, History, Young, Son, Old, Born, Contract, House - Newsmakers Cumulation." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Web. 27 Feb. 2011. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2005-Fo-La/Lacroix-Christian.html>.

❖ "Christian Lacroix - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - Century, Dress, Style, New, Body, History, Collection, Dresses, Jeans, Designs, Costume, Jewelry, World." Contemporary Fashion. Web. 01 Mar. 2011. <http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Ki-Le/Lacroix-Christian.html>.

❖ "Top Historical Events of the 1980s - National American History | Examiner.com." Washington DC News, Washington DC Information, Washington DC Events - Examiner.com | Examiner.com. Web. 02 Mar. 2011. <http://www.examiner.com/american-history-in-national/top-historical-events-of-the-1980s>.

❖ "Christian Lacroix." The New York Times Online. The New York Times, 7 Sept. 2010. Web. <http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/l/christian_lacroix/index.html?offset=0&s=newest>.

❖ BOOK: Baudot, Francois, and Christian Lacroix. Christian Lacroix. New York: Universe/Vendome, 1997. Print.