Months of secrecy paid off with an exuberant show that was at once cerebral and flamboyant
A secret collaboration by two elder statesmen of style – one who dresses Michelle Obama, the other a favourite of Edina Monsoon from Absolutely Fabulous – has taken the Paris catwalk by storm.
Dries Van Noten, 61, founded his label in 1986 and has been a cornerstone of fashion week in Paris ever since. His vibrantly coloured, intricately detailed but always wearable clothes have earned him a devoted customer base who have kept him afloat through the vagaries of trends. Christian Lacroix, 68, founded his fashion house one year later, in 1987. His star burned brightly for two decades in which his flamboyant dresses starred on red carpets and magazine covers, until losses forced him to shutter the house in 2009.
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