INTERVIEW CHRISTIAN LACROIX OF JEAN PATOU.
FRENCH DESIGNER. TALKS ABOUT HIS SCHEDULE, NEW
YORK TO SHOW COLLECTION. DONNA KARAN IS HIS
FAVORITE. WORKING FOR THE HOUSE OF PATOU AND
MAKING HIS MARK THERE. HAUTE COUTURE BECOMING
YOUNGER. BROUGHT EXCITEMENT BACK TO HAUTE COUTURE.
PHONE CALL INTERRUPTS INTERVIEW. SHOCKING DESIGNS.
WANTS YOUNG WOMEN TO WEAR HIS DESIGNS. DESIGNS
BEING KNOCKED OFF. READY-TO-WEAR LINE. OTHER
DESIGNERS WHO ARE INFLUENCED BY HIM. HIS HAUTE
COUTURE EXTRAVAGANT CREATIONS. DOESN'T LIKE THE
WORLD AS IT IS, SO HE NEEDS TO ESCAPE. ADVICE FOR
THE "NORMAL" WOMAN ON THE STREET. PARIS STREETS
ARE NOT SO EXCITING NOW.