Christian Lacroix

Although Christian Lacroix will cut his haute couture and ready-to-wear lines, the troubled designer has been working...on the railroads. He's created new uniforms for French railway operator SNCF, WWD reports. About 20,000 employees will don his gray and purple designs beginning next month. In the past, Lacroix has designed uniforms for the Tezo and TGV lines, and for Air France. Get HuffPost Style on Twitter and Facebook...  

Those following the Christian Lacroix saga know that the couture house has been in financial trouble - and now it has been reduced to a licensing operation. Sad, but that's not going to stop Mr. Lacroix from creating. In fact, he is now responsible for French railway SNCF's uniforms; 20,000 employees are soon going to sport his gray and purple getups, which include skirts, blouses, and jackets for women. They're far from Lacroix couture, but...  

His label may be bankrupt without any sign of a credible buyer, but Christian Lacroix is keeping busy with some freelance work: designing uniforms for service personnel. He previously designed uniforms and train interiors for Tézo and TGV lines as well as uniforms for Air France employees. His latest uniforms are for 20,000 employees of French railway operator SNCF. It might not be as glam as couture, but at least he gets to dress gobs of...  

French law courts have decided that the Christian Lacroix fashion house will close its haute couture business, while its fragrances and accessories will be licensed out.  

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...  

As anyone might have predicted, France is distraught over the court ruling in Christian Lacroix's bankruptcy. Industry Minister Christian Estrosi published a statement on his website this week, in which he said he suspects the economic downturn in Dubai is likely what kept Ajman sheikh Hassan Bin Ali al-Nuaimi from submitting his financial guarantees on time. He is tapping the network of French diplomats in the UAE to "alert the sheikh of...  

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.  

Lacroix with his last couture wedding gown. This week, a French court approved a restructuring plan for bankrupt label Christian Lacroix that will reduce the house to a licensing operation. Only about a dozen of the roughly 100 employees will keep their jobs. The label's problems culminated with the parties that expressed interest in buying the label but failed to produce financial guarantees in time to rescue it. But where did they begin...  

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  

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.  

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 ...  

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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 [...]  

Ajman sheikh Hassan Bin Ali al-Nuaimi expected to finalize his takeover of Christian Lacroix by the end of this month. However, the French tribunal in charge of overseeing the sale has decided to put off their hearings on the matter until November 17, citing procedural delays. Nuaimi's $100 million offer, which promises to keep jobs and pay off bills and that sort of thing, is said to be favored by administrators. However, officials want to...