The 18th Century Back in Fashion - Château de Versailles

Christian
Lacroix
women’s ensemble
spring/summer 1994
3 pieces: 1 top + 1 skirt + 1 necklace.
Evening gown, pastel flowered damask patchwork
busk embroidered with jewels, taffeta gingham
skirt, iridescent lace appliqués, embroidered birds,
butterflies and bouquets.
Christian Lacroix quotes the
18 th century through the lens of the
1940s, 50s and 60s for theatre and
opera costumes as well as haute
couture collections. In 1987 he
turned his models into marquises
who looked good enough to eat.
The designer’s passionate interest
in art informs his mythology, where
dresses are sometimes paintings that
are visited and revisited as though
they were hanging in an ideal
imaginary museum.
the garden room (17)
The Garden Room’s six windows open
out onto the little staggered rows and the
perspective of the Grand Canal. This was
a game room under Louis XIV and a
billiard room under Napoleon. The door
left of the fireplace leads to the Trianonsous-Bois
wing.
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Haute couture autumn/winter 1995. Evening gown. Brocade busk with antique gold relief underlined by patinated metal and embroidered on large matching skirt. Christian Lacroix Maison Collection. © Marcio MADEIRA / Zeppelin.