Christian Lacroix X Evian

Left: RTW Right: Haute Couture

The Midnight Supper (ready to wear) bottle features a frosted lace pattern covering the bottle.
The Haute Couture glass bottle is in the shape of and ice queen with a voluminous alpine skirt.

Christian Lacroix, 20 Years of Haute Couture on the Catwalk -Arles (FR) July 2008

Christian Lacroix

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Christian Marie Marc Lacroix (May 16, 1951 in Arles, France) is a high-end French fashion designer. Born in Arles, France, at a young age he began sketching historical costumes and fashions. He studied history of art at the University of Montpellier and then enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris. While working on a dissertation on dress in French 18th-century painting, Lacroix also pursued a program in museum studies at the Louvre Museum. In 1978 he joined the French firm Hermès, where he worked on color schemes and the execution of designs.

From 1981 to 1987 Lacroix worked at the fashion house of Jean Patou, and in 1987 he opened his own couture and ready-to-wear business. With his background in historical costume and clothing, Lacroix soon made headlines with his opulent, fantasy creations, including the short puffball skirt (“le pouf”), rose prints, and low décolleté necklines. He quoted widely from other styles—from fashion history (the corset and the crinoline), from folklore, and from many parts of the world—and he mixed his quotations in a topsy-turvy manner. He favored the hot colors of the Mediterranean region, a hodgepodge of patterns, and experimental fabrics, sometimes handwoven in local workshops.

Quotes By: Christian Lacroix Top

Quotes:

"For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is."

Class exercise 1

(a) schoolmate A
Lifestyles: Casual
Mass Customization: a black cotton T-shirt with a pair of jeans, a pair of brown leather boots
Color Perference: Black,white,grey,brown

Schoolmate B
Lifestyles: Sporty
Mass Customization: white long-sleeves t-shirt and a pink zip-up jacket, a pair of grey/black jeans, a p Sair of black converse.
Colour Perference: white, black ,pink, red

Schoolmate C
Lifestyles:Elegant
Mass Customization: a pieve of navy knit one piece dress with black leggings and high heels,,with a Gucci handbag
Colour Perferen ce:Black, Red, White Grey, Navy, Gold, Silver

Class Exercise 2(b)
Q.1. What colour do you like?
Black, White, Grey, Red, Navy, Gold, Silver

Q.2 Is colour the KEY FACTOR in choosing a clothes to buy?
Yes

Q.3 Is your colour perference consist?
It may change according to my feeling and the seasons.

Q.4What is the colour of most of your clothes?
Grey

Q.5 Whats is the pattern of most of your clothes? Plain Color or Colourful?
Plain

Q.6 What is your colour perference towards intimate wear? Is it same as yours in choosing garment?

Colourful, like pink, violet, red, and pattern are stripe or dotted. usually have lace.
No

Q.6 Do you accept men wear pink or red garment?
it depends on the whole style.

Q.7 what colour will you prefer to wear in a formal occasion?
Black

Q.8 then what colour will you prefer to wear in a furnal ceremony?
White?

Q.9 What will be the colour of your furture wedding dress ?
White

Q.10 Do you think Colour will affect the design of a garment?
Yes

Q.11 Is your colour perference follow the fashion trend and vary every season?
No.

Q.12 Is colour important to represent your lifestle?
Yes

Q.13 Can colour perference fully repersent your personalty?
Not really

Lacroix's 2006/7 Autumn/Winter collection, inspired by the Renaissance, combines the opulent fabrics, colours and ornamental embroidery of that period with contemporary shapes, such as trench-coats and mini-dresses, to create a look that is glamorous and dramatic. The catwalk shows took place in the V&A's splendid Raphael Gallery displaying paintings by the Renaissance master and provided visitors with a unique opportunity to see Lacroix's theatrical new collection within this historical setting.




































































































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