Although he first began designing high fashion in the 1970s, it was not until 1987 that Christian Lacroix opened his couture house and started off on his trip to become one of the world’s leading fashion designers.

One of the most appealing things for women about the clothing designed by Christian Lacroix is that he designs clothes that truly flatter the wearer. The dramatic lines of his dresses, couples with the use of the finest fabrics and most gorgeous colors are theatrical and elegant and extraordinarily beautiful. His clothing is created especially for the individual, and although he has recently unveiled a prêt a porter range of clothing, the core business of Christian Lacroix remains bespoke beautiful designs that are intended to be worn.

Of course, the whole line of products available from the Lacroix house now encompasses every thing from perfumes to designer jeans, but there is no doubt that the real passion of the company is on display during fashion week when the latest creations of their star designers are put on public show for the first time.

Christian Lacroix has long had links with celebrity culture, and many of the world’s most beautiful women have fought for his attention. In 2004 he designed the wedding dress for Christina Aguilera, which showed off the theatrical style of his most elegant creations. Aguilera described the dress as the most beautiful creation in the world.

In recent years, Christian Lacroix has also served as the chief designer of Emile Pucci, although he left the post in 2005 in order to concentrate on his own label once more. A patriotic French man, Lacroix took the opportunity to put his creations in front of more people than ever before when in 2004 he was commissioned to design a new uniform for the cabin crew of Air France. As part of the same product, Christian Lacroix also produced a special pajama set for passengers on the airline to use, and like all of his other designs, they have become very sought after and fans will fly with the airline simply to get a set.

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