Recently his archival pieces have been showing up on the red carpet, suggesting a revival of romance.
With their historical referencesCorsets!
Crinolines!lineage was sewn into their seams, lending them a sort of social imprimatur.
(It didnt hurt that the designers museMarie Sezneclooked like a latter-day Marie Antoinette, either.)
Here, atVogues request, the designer waxes poetic about 31 of his couture creations.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Dries Van Noten, spring 2020 ready-to-wear
Christian Lacroix Couture Fall 1987Katouchas nickname was the Peul Princess, but she was a true empress.
For many seasons, I chose her to open and shut the show before the bride.
I would have loved to see all of my collections pictured on her.
It was dedicated to the city of Arles.
I must confess that between summer holidays and the preparation of two collections, I hadnt seen it.
I went straight into the audience to thank Anna and to apologize for having missed it.
That was 31 years ago.
I cant believe it; its as if we were talking about a 1957 cover.
Anyway, thats the story of how this jacket madeVoguehistoryand I was not even aware of it!
