“For me, elegance is not going unnoticed but going to the very soul of who we are. » –Christian LacroixCouturier Christian Lacroix's creations are the embodiment of the perfect and spontaneous combinations of what he truly embodies. The inspiration for these comes from his roots in the south of France, his passion for Provençal traditions and customs and his constant fascination with the history of clothing. Lacroix's artfully unexpected blends express a new form of luxury, at once playful, baroque and sophisticated. He interweaves bright colors and refined materials into designs that express a distinct blend of diverse cultures. These cultures and their distant or forgotten costumes are the basis of the thinking underlying the work of Christian Lacroix. Christian Marie Marc Lacroix was born in 1951 in Arles, France. In his early childhood, Lacroix demonstrated an eye for creativity and design by collecting little albums about theater and opera, making collages of his family portraits, and, of course, designing costumes historical. In 1969, he left Arles after obtaining his baccalaureate to study art history in Montpellier, then enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1973. Furthermore, at this time he also took courses at the School from the Louvre to become a professor. museum curator. It was during this period of his life that he met his future wife, Françoise Rosensthiel, they married in 1974. Encouraged by his wife, he very quickly turned to fashion design. In 1978, he became an assistant at Hermès, where he learned the technical aspects of the job. After working with the couturier of the Imperial Court of Tokyo, he then joined Maison Patou in 1981. In 1986, he received the Golden Thimble Award f...... middle of paper ......ing j' I wrote in this paper. While researching Christian Lacroix, I learned so many amazing things about this man and his life. He achieved so many groundbreaking things in such a short time, practically in his ten years of prime, and it's truly inspiring. As I examined his work, I was amazed. The detail, color and love that goes into these creations is incredible. I really think he had a huge impact on the industry and influenced it in many ways. Its “pouf” skirts, “frou-frou” petticoats, and neckline that drew attention to the cleavage were considered traditional and baroque, but in an interesting and inventive way for that period. Everyone in the industry was fascinated by him, especially here in America. He fully deserved the “Most Influential Foreign Designer” award, because that’s what the fabulously influential Christian Lacroix was...