Court receiver Regis Valliot is pictured on October 27, 2009 at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to 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

Court receiver Regis Valliot is pictured on October 27, 2009 at the Paris competition tribunal in Paris. According to 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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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks during a news conference at the opening ceremony of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Jeddah September 23, 2009.
  10. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to Reuters in Jeddah September 22, 2009. OPEC does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest oil supply and demand estimates, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi of top exporter Saudi Arabia told Reuters on Tuesday. To match Reuters Interview OPEC-SAUDI.
  11. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to Reuters in Jeddah September 22, 2009. OPEC does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest oil supply and demand estimates, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi of top exporter Saudi Arabia told Reuters on Tuesday. To match Reuters Interview OPEC-SAUDI.
  12. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi speaks to Reuters in Jeddah September 22, 2009. OPEC does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest oil supply and demand estimates, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi of top exporter Saudi Arabia told Reuters on Tuesday. To match Reuters Interview OPEC-SAUDI.
  13. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi attends the opening of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in Cairo, December 5, 2009.
  14. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi smiles with Libyan Oil Minister Shokri Ghanem (L) during the opening of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) in Cairo, December 5, 2009.
  15. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi pauses during his speech at Peking University in Beijing, November 13, 2009. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Friday the Kingdom's overall downstream investment drive will double its refining capacity at home and abroad by 2015.
  16. Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi delivers a speech at Peking University in Beijing, November 13, 2009. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Friday the Kingdom's overall downstream investment drive will double its refining capacity at home and abroad by 2015.

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