Ooo la la Christian Lacroix

My next designer under study is the one and only marvel that is Christian Lacroix, Lacroix was one of the first few designers I took an interest in when I was about 13, there was write up about him in on of the very first issues of VOGUE I bought as a young teen and ever since our romance has blossomed more and more each season. 

We have to choose a visionary designer, well, a handful, of course Alexander McQueen is the first I thought of as always, by Lacroix is second on the list. I've chosen his S/S 2009 couture collection as my main study. He's collaborated with Lesage (A french couturier who specialises in hand embroidery, it's his work that is on the very first photograph on this post. Truly stunning.) But in this collection it wasn't just the detail that caught my eye, it was the different patterns and vibrant colours, all so rich and contrasting! Lacroix is a very dramatic designer and certainly one of the finest based in the beautiful Paris capital. I love contrasting black and white with vibrant colours, so it's no wonder I adore this particular collection really, especially since he managed to also fit a little tailoring in as well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, but you shouldn't need my persuasion; the clothes speak for themselves.