Arles' Hometown Boy. Miles Socha. WWD Scoop. Spring 2008.
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"The charming souther French town on the western edge of Provence, is chockablock with reminders of one of its most famous sons, perhaps newer more so than this summer, when the Musee Reattu hosts a sprawling and autobiographical Lacroix exhibition May 17 to October 31."
"What's more, the famous international photography festival, Les Rancontres d'Arles, July 8-September 14, will be curated this year by Lacroix, who believes that behind every good dress lies a powerful image or two."
Christian Lacroix. By Stephen Todd. Pin-Up issue 4, Summer 2008.
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"As he celebrates the 20th anniversary of his eponymous house, he is increasingly turning his attention to interior space as the theatre of his own riotous mix-and-mismatch take on decoration. Like his eclectic fashions, which readily blend 19th-century silhouettes, Pop Art patterns with references to bullfights and Infantas, My Fair Lady and Baby Jane (the Bette Davis vehicle and the Warhol superstar), his interiors are a riotous melange of misalliances. It's a style - if indeed "style is the correct word..." (Stephen Todd)
"I'm not trained as an architect, not even as a decorator really, so my approach is really intuitive." (Christian Lacroix)
"I think it's not because it's not really my metier that I can be more daring in my interior design work. When you do something full-time, as your job, you fall so easily into marketing. You ask yourself, 'Will People like this? Or prefer that?' You begin to pre-empt the market's reaction. I don't need to do that - I am a happy dilettante. My approach to an interior space is very candid, innocent in a way." (Christian Lacroix)
"It feels like my destiny to be doing this...Today, it feels like I am rediscovering that childhood dream". (Christian Lacroix)
