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...hand as a master colorist, trotting out unexpected combinations like a sari-style chiffon gown in grapefruit hues of pink and yellow, trimmed in turquoise, or pieces in pastel blues set off with deep, rich black-currant-colored velvet trim. He even resurrected his signature '80s silhouette, the pouf skirt. "I feel serene," he said after the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crisis on the Catwalk | 1/31/2005 | See Source »

...pick of the supermodel pack were on hand, and they never looked prettier. At Dior, Gianfranco Ferre chose a theme of flowers--surely an invitation to cliche--and turned out a collection with lightness and youthful charm. Christian Lacroix produced a rhapsodic meditation on the skirt, recasting his famous pouf, draped rather than puffed. His was the loveliest collection in Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: THE NEW KID IN TOWN | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...Ready to Wear" has the seductive, glamorous charm of that infamous Christian LaCroix "pouf" skirt. It looks like it's to die for, but you won't want to be entangled in its frothy net for more than ten minutes...

Author: By Sorelle B. Braun, | Title: Altman's Fashion Circus | 1/13/1995 | See Source »

...none of that matters, because there are plenty of close-ups of Ice's fine-looking cheekbones and fabulously patterned hair (a blond pouf in front and several geometric designs on the side for those keeping score), a bunch of music video scenes with bustier-clad blonds dancing to Ice's new tunes ("I love a girl/And then I diss the same one/Because I know there's more where that came from"), and lots and lots of clothes. Clothes in every color of the neon rainbow, clothes with words on them, clothes with Haringesque graffiti on them, gang clothes, dance...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: Richochet Mixes Senseless Violena With Gratuitous Sex A Good Night Out | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

...only one pushing pouf this year. Ungaro, Cardin and Lagerfeld, among others, showed versions of the bubble. (Saint Laurent, who was blowing fashionable bubbles when Lacroix was in his grandmother's attic, showed an exquisite but conventional collection.) But not only did Lacroix pioneer the new silhouette, he is ineffably its presiding spirit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Welcome to The Fresh Follies | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

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