Lacroix

Gentle Reader -

As you may have read elsewhere, Maison Christian Lacroix has filed for bankruptcy protection.

This is but one more sign that the 19th century model of the couture house - as envisioned by Charles Frederick Worth - is over.

However, this is not the end of Lacroix, or the end of creation.

Creation in fashion, la mode, must withstand the pressures of the marketplace. Otherwise, we are doomed to clothing that is without vision.

- AP