Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty: A Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir - Tapa dura

'Channel Your Inner Princess with Christian Lacroix's Fashion Fairy Tale...Christian Lacroix is one of those designers who has always been able to capture fantasy and magic and weave them into each seam and embellishment of his designs. He has teamed up with international bestselling author and fashion writer, Camilla Morton for a new twist on an old tale with Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty. The book mixes Lacroix's illustrations with Morton's descriptive writing and provides a bit of escape from the day-to-day, which we all need. The story is re-worked and Lacroix stars in it as the hero, which for many in the fashion industry, he has always been....' --Poshglam.com, February 2011

'...His re-imagined story is fabulously illustrated exclusively by the tale's hero, Monsieur Lacroix himself.' --AnOther magazine, February 2011

'Editor's notes Fairy tale and haute couture mix charmingly in fashion writer and international bestselling author Camilla Morton's colorful hardcover book, Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty. This re-imagined story is fabulously illustrated exclusively by the tale's hero - Monsieur Lacroix himself.' --NET-A-PORTER.COM, February 2011

'Designer stories Once upon a time, there was a fashion writer who wanted to combine her love for fairytales with the lives of her favourite designers. She did just that. Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty, by Camilla Morton, is available now.' --Evening Standard, March 2011

'Editor's notes Fairy tale and haute couture mix charmingly in fashion writer and international bestselling author Camilla Morton's colorful hardcover book, Christian Lacroix and the Tale of Sleeping Beauty. This re-imagined story is fabulously illustrated exclusively by the tale's hero - Monsieur Lacroix himself.' --NET-A-PORTER.COM, February 2011

In a contemporary, cross-generational twist on one of our favourite childhood stories, Camilla Morton - fashion journalist, international bestselling author of "How to Walk in High Heels", and John Galliano's "Girl Friday" - invites a legend from the fashion world to tell his life story in fairytale format. In this book, Camilla re-tells the story of "Sleeping Beauty" with beloved French designer Christian Lacroix as the prince, tracing the arc of his career from his early days in haute couture to the opening of his eponymous fashion house. In a whimsical twist, Lacroix's damsel is not in need of a kiss, but a fashion makeover. Accompanied by gorgeous 4-color illustrations drawn by Lacroix himself and fit to the individual scenes in the text, this story romanticizes and puts into fairytale form Lacroix's awe-inspiring career in fashion. The result is an intriguing combination of whimsy and memoir. Illuminating Lacroix's creative magic, this book is both a new twist on the well-worn fashion biography and a new take on one of our oldest fairytales. Printed in a glossy, collectible format, this book is the perfect gift to give, share, and collect. Aspirational and inspirational, pairing well-loved classics with well-known names, Camilla's fairytale memoirs will whisk you away with their own versions of "Once Upon a Time".