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LIVING: Christian Lacroix, the new king of fashion, brings back...
Since opening his own house a year ago, the designer has conquered the field with his sexy, theatrical creations and restored the magic to couture. Following his triumphant costuming of American Ballet Theater' s Gaite Parisienne, Lacroix has good news for women who wish they could afford his outfits: a ready- to- wear line is due in March...
...William Paine LaCroix Trophy, given to the Harvard player who shows the best sportsmanship, was presented to David Carney, a senior defensive tackle...
...designer regarded as couture's new superstar, Christian Lacroix, maintains that the "dream is the No. 1 fashion formula." Last February Lacroix, 36, abruptly quit as chief designer for the house of Jean Patou, and this summer he introduced his first private collection. And what a collection it is. Inspired by his native city of Arles in Provence and by his university studies in art history, it features such figures as a traditional Arlesienne in crisscrossed lace shawls and striped silk skirt and a French cowgirl to round up the horses for which the region is famous...
Marc Bohan, of the house of Dior, predicts that Lacroix, who also designs costumes for dance productions, may eventually tone down his stagy charades. "Lacroix is young and needs to make himself noticed," says Bohan. "With the input from the press and his clients, he will, naturally, evolve." Bohan's own collection is cropped short, but is still traditional. He counts Princess Caroline of Monaco and Nancy Reagan among his clients, and predictably encourages his customers to drop the hemlines of his miniskirts when they come for fittings. Says he: "I can't see Caroline having to struggle...