{"id":2040113,"date":"2014-05-22T11:25:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T09:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2014\/05\/22\/christian-lacroix-presents-a-collection-at-the-musee-du-louvre\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:35:08","slug":"christian-lacroix-presents-a-collection-at-the-musee-du-louvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2014\/05\/22\/christian-lacroix-presents-a-collection-at-the-musee-du-louvre\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Lacroix presents a collection at the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From June 12, 2014, the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre&#8217;s boutique bookshop will host a collection by designer Christian Lacroix, which will be offered exclusively in the famous museum.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2040113 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/image004-43-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/image0042-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/1-195-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/118-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2-179-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/212-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/3-171-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/310-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/4-138-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/411-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/5-105-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/56-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/6-95-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/63-216x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Lacroix collection includes a stole, scarf, jewelry and decorative objects inspired by great works from the Louvre Museum&#8217;s Department of Islamic Art. Christian Lacroix speaks very respectfully of these works: <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;There are some invitations that just can&#8217;t be refused, especially when they seem to have taken the path of chance <\/em><em>that are not.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>It was in the heart of the Cour Visconti, at the Louvre Museum, that I learned what little I know about Islamic art. <\/em><em>of Islam.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Forty years ago, almost to the day, when I was still imagining myself as a museum curator, before leaving <\/em><em>the right path to design, which today brings me back to the collections of the Louvre.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Neither a plagiarism nor a replica of the exceptional pieces now displayed in the majestic wing designed by <\/em><em>Ricciotti and Bellini, the few objects I have designed for the museum are inspired both faithfully, <\/em><em>respectfully and freely from the treasures of the Pavilion of Islamic Arts, an inexhaustible source of inspiration and influence <\/em><em>of inspiration and influence for Western art for generations enamored of the Orient. <\/em><em>These scarves, jewels and ceramics do not claim to contain the quintessence of the works presented, but simply to be a reflection of them to take home. <\/em><em>but simply a reflection to take away&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Christian Lacroix<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Collection on sale, from June 12, 2014, at the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre boutique bookshop, on boutiquesdemusees.fr and at selected R\u00e9union des mus\u00e9es nationaux Grand Palais retailers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From June 12, 2014, the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre&#8217;s boutique bookshop will host a collection by designer Christian Lacroix, which will be offered exclusively in the famous museum. 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