Christian Lacroix S/S 06 Paris

[mdankwah]

pictures from yahoo.com

 

[mdankwah]

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[Mr-Dale]

It's happy, but I am not sure wether it is very approachable as a rtw collection....
Some more pics from yahoo.com:

 

[Curious]

Is it the styling or the clothes themselves that makes this so unflattering? I'll wait to see more, but can't really say that I like what I see so far...

 

[Cosette]

^I think it's the styling AND the clothes unfortunately...

 

[eternitygoddess]

His couture shows are always so much better...

 

[Frida]

Resusito Michele Alves

 

[fashionistasista]

i think this is quite nice but way too pucci

 

[fouroclock]

I never really liked too much colour in pieces. The make the collection look unorganized.

 

[liberty33r1b]

what a nice collection! the dresses are really lovely.

 

[StyleIsInUs]

whhhaaaayyy, I love it. I adore it. I love christian lacroix! thank you

 

[fleur137]

ok this has nothing to do with the clothes but what is that yellow stuff on the floor?

 

[LeLuna]

ok this has nothing to do with the clothes but what is that yellow stuff on the floor?

I was wondering about that too...
I like them, surprisingly... this is a full of energy collection, I really like this

 

[peacelover142002]

ok this has nothing to do with the clothes but what is that yellow stuff on the floor?

It's sand.

 

[peacelover142002]

Review from style.com:

PARIS, October 7, 2005 – There are some designers who torture themselves to produce their best work, some whose ideas flare defiantly under pressure, and some whose brilliance can only flourish when they are set free from angst. Christian Lacroix belongs to the last category: a creator motivated by happiness. That emotion—painted in a fantastic kaleidoscope of color and sketched with a real idea of how a great summer ought to feel to a girl—came through in every outfit that trod blissfully along the bright yellow sand of his runway.

In a season of print and femininity, Lacroix put together one of the most ravishingly individual looks to be found anywhere. Hair tied up in printed headscarves, his girls wore flowered dresses with contrasting slubby coats or jackets slung on top. They walked lightly, in Hessian ballet shoes, swinging straw bags, each decorated with a big satin bow with a chunk of diamanté in the center. And within that template, he found ways to play out all the experience of his nearly 20 years as a couturier: his taste for Spanish boleros, corseted bustiers, eighteenth-century brocades, bold African prints, flowing painterly chiffons. All that fantasy and skill has been tantalizingly glimpsed in his haute couture collections, season after season. Sometimes it's come off as stiff, sometimes weird and out of joint with the times. But with this collection, his second ready-to-wear under new management, Lacroix has finally realized his full potential—in ways guaranteed to charm every girl who chances across it.

– Sarah Mower

 

[peacelover142002]

Detail shots from style.com:

 

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[peacelover142002]

I didn't like the beginning, but towards the end it was gorgeous.

 

[fleur137]

It's sand.

oh ok. thankies!

 

[adorefaith]

just finished viewing the entire show......

this is such a diverse collection....
i almost have to take notes........
its hard to keep track....there is so much going on here....!!!!....

the head scarves i love.....
the prints.....some of those summery, flirty dresses....
the more prim, 50's skirts and blouses....
the flats....the trousers....

its all very busy....
but there are some fantastic looks in here....
i'm suprised by how much i really do like this....
and the quality looks lovely.....i dont see whats unflattering at all...?...

everything looks well fitted and really well put together to me....
my only complaint would be that it lacks one coherent idea to tie it all together....its hard to identify solid inspiration or a theme to stop it from flowing out in all kinds of directions....

a few looks i love......