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Among the ones to watch were those of three brothers from Florida who were attending their first haute-couture parade. Just one day after buying the house of Christian Lacroix from the French luxury group LVMH for an undisclosed sum, Simon, Jerome and Leon Falic took their seats at their new employee's show. It was among the most anticipated events on the week's calendar, not just because of Lacroix's reputation as one of fashion's most intriguing talents but also because talk of the LVMH-Falic deal had been circulating since early January. The Falics...
High collars at Christian Lacroix, lots of lace at Louis Vuitton--there's no question that Edwardian style is a top trend for fall. And with Miramax's Finding Neverland--about the Edwardian-era playwright J.M. Barrie, who created Peter Pan--opening Oct. 22, the timing is perfect for a return to propriety. Costume designer Alexandra Byrne isn't surprised by the revival on the runways. "That period is meant to be really flattering and feminine," she says. Just don't overdose: a little frill goes a long...
...club steward, Louis Lacroix, who Shofner describes as “a 65-year-old retired military man,” was so angry about the female intrusion that he ran upstairs and locked himself in a room with all the food. A graduate of the club had to talk him into coming out, remembers Shofner...
...bondage trousers and GOD SAVE THE QUEEN T shirts or the time she flashed photographers after receiving an OBE in 1992. Either way, after more than 30 years of irreverence and innovation, Westwood has earned her place among the most influential designers of her generation. Colleagues like Christian Lacroix and John Galliano have 'fessed up to her influence. And at the European fall 2004 shows in Paris in March, designers like Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton referenced Westwood with platform shoes, tartan kilts and velvet details. This Thursday the Westwood homage will be official when London's Victoria & Albert Museum...
...worry about being copied now. What I think is sad is someone like Vivienne Westwood. We're all like her children, and she never got the credit or the rewards. --CHRISTIAN LACROIX, on his past trouble with copycats...