Christian Lacroix

Nearly all the employees at bankrupt French fashion house Christian Lacroix are likely to be laid off after a Paris commercial court ruling cleared the way for a massive restructuring.  

Christian Lacroix Yesterday was a dark day in the fashion industry. After months of struggling to find a new buyer, bankrupt fashion house Christian Lacroix had to admit defeat. A French court has approved the restructuring plan submitted by the...  

A French court on Tuesday approved a drastic plan for the struggling fashion house Christian Lacroix to cut nearly all its staff and shut down its main clothes designing activities.  

Telegraph.co.ukUPDATE 2-Court backs Christian Lacroix restructuringReutersPARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A turnaround plan for fashion house Christian Lacroix that could see a licensee take on its haute couture and ...French Government Still Searching for Lacroix BuyerFashion Wire Daily (subscription)Almost all to be laid off at Christian LacroixSan Jose Mercury NewsChristian Lacroix CollapsesFinancier Worldwideguardian.co.uk -Catwalk Queen -Elle...  

We've been following the fortunes of Christian Lacroix as the brand struggled to find a buyer. For a time it looked like there were a variety of suitors ready to snap up the brand but as Fashion Wire Daily reports a French court has now advised that the couture house should undergo a massive restructuring and lay off about 100 employees, essentially turning Lacroix into a licensing business rather than a functioning fashion house. The ruling...  

The tribulations of the celebrated French fashion house Christian Lacroix at a bankruptcy hearing this week show more than ever that haute couture cannot pay its way on its own.Although Lacroix was adulated by fashion editors and celebrity A-list customers for his extravagant, fairytale clothes, couture is a notoriously loss-making activity. Anyone who indulges in it needs to have the solid backing of ready-to-wear lines and more importantly...  

PARIS (AP) — Nearly all the employees at bankrupt French fashion house Christian Lacroix are likely to be laid off after a Paris commercial court ruling on Tuesday cleared the way for a massive restructuring.  

PARIS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A French court ordered fashion house Christian Lacroix to liquidate its custom dressmaking business in a plan that pares the company down to 11 employees.  

Looks from the final Christian Lacroix couture show this summer The past few weeks, spirits have been high at struggling French fashion house, Christian Lacroix. The bankrupt label has been desperately searching for a new buyer since its last Paris...  

Neither the Emirate sheikh nor a French firm who have both expressed interest in acquiring the prestigious fashion house submitted financial guarantees to back their proposals by a deadline which expired last Thursday, Vaillot told AFP. More on Fashion  

We hope you enjoyed the last couture collection. Things are not looking good for Christian Lacroix. The Ajman sheikh who was close to closing a deal to buy the beleaguered label for 100 million euros failed to submit financial guarantees to the Paris court charged with determining the fate of the house. The papers were due last Thursday, but neither Hassan Bin Ali al-Naimi nor the Borletti Group — the front-runners so far in the bidding...  

Christian Lacroix’s future no longer looks so bright. The couturier, who was ostensibly saved from bankruptcy earlier this year, has seen his brand reduced to a licensing operation. Click here for a look back at some iconic Lacroix moments—long live le pouf! [Guardian U.K.] Olivier Theyskens left a big ol’ hole in our hearts when he left [...]  

Boutique Middle East property developer, Abyaar and designer Christian Lacroix today announced a joint venture, which will establish a residential tower in one of Dubai's most exclusive beachside suburbs. The 38-unit, coastal Jumeirah-based tower ...  

“This event features scarves. A woman's sense of style is evident in her accessories, so they ought to be remarkable. How better to accessorize, then, than with the theatrical stylings of one Christian Lacroix ? Growing up in Arles, France, Lacroix ...  

French designer Christian Lacroix, who filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, is in talks with Sheikh Hassan bin Ali al-Nuaimi - the nephew of United Arab Emirates ruler Ajman - about investing $70 million in the company.