Trouble for French fashion house
French fashion house Christian Lacroix SNC has launched insolvency proceedings, it has announced.
The 22-year-old brand – known for its colourful gowns – told the Paris commercial court that it could not pay its creditors.
It blamed the global financial crisis which has hit the luxury goods market. Read more
Courtesy : news.bbc.co.uk
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