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Christine de Lassus

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occupation: fashion editor and stylist

Christine told me how she fought like hell in catholic school in France to express herself within the confines of having to uphold a strict uniform by wearing colorful knee socks. Nothing was holding her back from being an individual. Her determined, creative spirit landed her in NY in the early 80’s, where she lived at the infamous Chelsea Hotel and found herself hanging out with legendary artists of downtown NYC, without really knowing who they are. Among them were William S. Burroughs, Antonio Lopez, Martine Barratand Arthur C Clarke, whom she used to play ping pong with in her loft. Christine has worked with the creme de la creme of photographers and magazines in the fashion business, including Irving Penn, who she said she loves for his brilliance but also his gentlemanliness, elegance, manners, class, and humility. One of the things that I loved most about Christine is how unpretentious she is, she says, “People that I profoundly, deeply respect are humble, and usually talented. It gives them the space to be talented. They’re not selling anything, they’re just creating”. She is obsessed with film, books, photography, and traveling, and consumes her life with inspiration in general from all areas of life, and it all contributes to her cutting edge and classic vision as an artist. Christine is so skillful in her taste and as to what works on her both in shape and design that she is a master of making a huge statement, but in the most quiet and minimal way.

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Comments

  1. posted by Neil
    September 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Oh she knows her stuff…How I wish the segments in the video were longer so that her story could emerge…Thankyou for uploading…X

  2. posted by tziporah salamon
    September 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am

    a class act.
    thank you

  3. posted by Prêt-à-Porter P
    September 12th, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    her bedroom is gorgeous. so serene and chic.

  4. posted by paris bear
    September 13th, 2009 at 5:51 am

    she’s the best. full stop.

  5. posted by Sherri
    September 14th, 2009 at 5:47 am

    Very stylish and thoughful outlook.

  6. posted by lola
    September 30th, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    I’m sorry, but this woman is a snob and she embodies the definition of an orientalist.

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