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Fashion and cinema: Jean Paul Gaultier exhibits work at SCAD Lacoste campus

Until September 30, 2024, the American multidisciplinary art school SCAD Lacoste, the French Cinémathèque and the La Caixa Foundation are presenting a condensed version of the 'Cinémode' exhibition, previously shown in Paris and Spain. The exhibition focuses on designer Jean Paul Gaultier's cinematic inspirations and achievements. The Savannah...

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Courrèges’ Nicolas Di Felice named next guest designer at Jean Paul Gaultier

Nicolas Di Felice, the creative director of French luxury label Courrèges, has been announced as the next guest couturier of Jean Paul Gaultier. As such, Di Felice will oversee the design and preparation for the brand’s upcoming Haute Couture Week collection, which is scheduled to take place in Paris from June 24 to 27, according to WWD....

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British designers triumph at Paris Haute Couture

British designers took the spotlight at Paris Haute Couture this season, which concluded on Thursday. John Galliano at Margiela, Simone Rocha as Jean Paul Gaultier's guest creator, and Kim Jones at Fendi presented distinctive visions, defining the extraordinary essence of fashion in a week filled with theme-y fashion and nicely crafted clothes....

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Jimmy Choo unveils collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier

Luxury footwear and accessories label Jimmy Choo has unveiled its collaborative capsule collection with French fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier. The Jimmy Choo x Jean Paul Gaultier capsule, co-designed by the house's respective creative directors - Sandra Choi and Florence Tétier, aims to offer “glamorous rebellion” for autumn/winter 2023....

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Jimmy Choo to collaborate with Jean Paul Gaultier

Luxury fashion accessories brand Jimmy Choo has confirmed that it is collaborating with French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier. In a short statement, Jimmy Choo said it was working with Jean Paul Gaultier on an exclusive capsule collection of footwear, which will be available in selected stores globally and online in October. Further details...

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Simone Rocha will be next guest couturier at Jean Paul Gaultier

Simone Rocha is to be the fifth guest designer at Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture label. Ms Rocha follows in the footsteps of Rabanne’s Julien Dossena, Haider Ackerman, Olivier Rousteing of Balmain, Glenn Martens of Y/Project and Diesel, and Sacai’s Chitose Abe. She is the first UK-based designer to lead the Gaultier couture collection. Rocha is a...

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Jean Paul Gaultier and Knwls unveil collaborative collection

French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier has briefly stepped out of its typical collaboration format to unveil a new collection with London-based label Knwls. For the line, the duo both looked to their own archives and drew on recognisable tropes to create pieces that offered a synthesised design language ultimately forming what was described as...

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Jean Paul Gaultier to collaborate with KNWLS on new collection

French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier has announced it will be collaborating with British womenswear brand KNWLS on a collection set to debut September 8. The line will consist of over 40 tops, jackets, trousers and dresses, as stated Business of Fashion, which initially reported the news, and will be sold at Ssense, MyTheresa, The Webster,...

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Julien Dossena to design next Jean Paul Gaultier couture collection

Jean Paul Gaultier has announced the next guest designer for the brand’s haute couture collection, which will be shown in Paris in July. Julien Dossena, the creative director of Paco Rabanne, will be the fifth guest designer for the brand, after a stellar collaboration with Haider Ackermann last season, as well as earlier couture collections by...

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Away from the frenzy, creativity shines at haute couture

It was not so long ago that haute couture was held in salons, private sitting room-style presentations that showed the collections to a Maison’s elusive, well-to-do clientele. It was unobtrusive, chic, and most of all held hush-hush behind closed doors. But those are days of yore. Just like ready-to-wear, haute couture is vying for fashion’s...

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Ackermann’s Gaultier debut and Balenciaga is absent in Haute Couture Week calendar

Following on from its Paris Fashion Week Men’s announcement, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) has also unveiled its provisional schedule for the upcoming Haute Couture Week. The event for the spring/summer 2023 season is set to run from January 23 to 26, spanning 30 shows and one presentation, held by Iris Van Herpen....

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Jean Paul Gaultier sued by Uffizi in Botticelli bottoms row

The Uffizi museum in Florence said Monday it was suing French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier for "unauthorised use" of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", its Italian Renaissance masterpiece. Painted by Sandro Botticelli in the mid-1480s, it shows the nude goddess Venus standing on a giant scallop shell, covering her loins with her long blonde...