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Christian Lacroix on Fashion
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Ideal for readers interested in fashion history, costume design, and the haute couture world, as well as admirers of Christian Lacroix’s work and those seeking visual inspiration in arts and culture.
Tells the story of fashion. This book brings to light the fundamental stylistic and formal principles that make up the history of fashion.
Christian Lacroix casts his eye over the costume collections of the Musée des Art Décoratifs in Paris
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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, colour, flowers, ethnic styles and so forth - and linked them with pieces from the museum collection. - Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix on Fashion is a remarkable work by Christian Lacroix, 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 delightful 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 colour and its texture; and the pieces are juxtaposed and photographed in a way that emphasizes their relationships across the centuries. Fashion is a fascinating story that never ends, and Christian Lacroix is the most seductive of storytellers.
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The Times praises the book as 'a riot of glorious colour and historical cross-reference', while the International Herald Tribune finds it 'colourful and informative'.
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ISBN: 9780500287972
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 November 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 230.0mm
Height: 300.0mm
Weight: 1390g
Pages: 240
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Christian Lacroix is one of the most fêted fashion designers of our times.
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