christian la croix

christian la croix, fashion designer extraordinaire, is a true son of provence, born under the scorching sun and bleached out summer skies of arles . it is devastating to hear that his fashion house is in trouble and that his american backers are thinking of deserting this most thematic of designers. his work had been described by the unitiated and ignorant as baroque .this is to fail to understand his origins. his designs are an expression of the south, resonant of the ferria , the heat ,the violence of the seasons ,the works of mistral , giono ,with echoes of jean de florette and la belle arlesienne all reflected in the exhubrent use of colour and fabric .the charge that there are not enough beluga eating, champagne drinking women to carry off his designs is probably true . never one to influence the high street his creations nevertheless were not snatched out of the air like most couture design "lets go gypsy this year ,and think pink "his work echoed the midi was its fashion window and consistantly in touch with with its roots .lets hope rescue is at hand and that la croix manages to survive this down turn in our collective good fortune