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Christian Lacroix's capsule collection tribute to Schiaparelli, upped to 18 ensembles from the originally reported 15, will kick off couture week in Paris. As the designer put it, the capsule will be "something between theater and museums. [...] It's as if it was a musical about Schiaparelli, and I'm in charge of the costumes." At right is a sketch of one of those costumes. Note that this is a one-off thing, and WWD reports that Marco Zanini is expected to take over the brand's creative direction [WWD]