You think Micheal Jackson's death was a global mourning? How about the fact that Christain Lacroix announced Tuesday that his Paris fashion show would most likely be his last haute couture show.
However, the reality of fact is that Christain Lacroix is a victim of the economy, money was so tight that his friends and supporters had to pitch in to make the show happen. Only 12 models were paid, a shoe company donated the shoe.... an embroidery label worked for free.... the list goes on. Here are some qoutes from some of his admirers:
"People are very moved," said Didier Grumbach, who heads the Chambre Syndical, which regulates Paris' haute couture labels. "There's no question he is an artist and needs to express himself. The difficulty is that we are in an industry, we are not in contemporary art."
"I must admit I was really touched because for me, he is simply the greatest," said longtime fashion critic Isabelle Chalencon
"It's simply not possible that a label like this one can disappear," said Chalencon, a journalist at France-2 television.
"I can't think this is the end," Lacroix said in a backstage interview. "It's the beginning of something, I hope."
The most touching moment of the show was when Christian made his final lap around the catwalk as fans held up a banner that read "Christian Lacroix forever".
Source: Associated Press
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