# Christian Lacroix on Fashion

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- Authors: [Patrick Mauriès](https://www.bookquiver.com/patrick-mauries), [Olivier Saillard](https://www.bookquiver.com/olivier-saillard)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2008-11-17

## Description

‘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 studentMy 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 LacroixChristian 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 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.

## Editions

### Christian Lacroix on Fashion

- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0028-797-2
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2008-11-17
- Language: en_GB