Lawyers of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi, Marie-Laure Bonaldi-Nut (R) and Florence Bona chat on October 27, 2009 at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to the court receiver Regis Valliot, the tribunal should select the offer of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi to take over French fashion designer Christian Lacroix House that filed for bankrupcy in July, matching criterias required by the law. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Lawyers of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi, Marie-Laure Bonaldi-Nut (R) and Florence Bona chat on October 27, 2009 at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to the court receiver Regis Valliot, the tribunal should select the offer of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi to take over French fashion designer Christian Lacroix House that filed for bankrupcy in July, matching criterias required by the law.

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  9. FILE - In this Jan.27 2009 file photo, people throw flowers at French fashion designer Christian Lacroix following the presentation of his Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2009 fashion collection. A French commercial court decides, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, the fate of celebrated but financially ailing couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  10. A handbag and shoes in the window of the Lacroix boutique on the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore, in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. The French commercial court decides Tuesday the fate of the celebrated, but financially ailing, couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  11. A man walks past the window of the Lacroix boutique on the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore, in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. The French commercial court decides Tuesday the fate of the celebrated, but financially ailing, couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  12. A woman walks past the window of the Lacroix boutique on the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore, in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. The French commercial court decides Tuesday the fate of the celebrated, but financially ailing, couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  13. A man walks past the window of the Lacroix boutique on the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore, in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. The French commercial court decides Tuesday the fate of the celebrated, but financially ailing, couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  14. People walk past the window of the Lacroix boutique on the Rue Faubourg Saint Honore, in Paris, Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. The French commercial court decides Tuesday the fate of the celebrated, but financially ailing, couture house Christian Lacroix, which has apparently failed to find a buyer to save it from bankruptcy.
  15. Louis Petiet (L), head of Bernard Krief consulting, a potential buyer of French fashion designer Christian Lacroix House that filed for bankrupcy in July, speaks with the head of Lacroix House, Nicolas Topiol (R), on October 27, 2009, at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to the court receiver Regis Valliot, the tribunal should select the offer of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi to take over the House, matching criterias required by the law.
  16. Louis Petiet, head of Bernard Krief consulting, a potential buyer of French fashion designer Christian Lacroix House that filed for bankrupcy in July, is pictured on October 27, 2009, at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to the court receiver Regis Valliot, the tribunal should select the offer of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hassan Ben Ali al-Naimi to take over the House, matching criterias required by the law.

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