Paris Couture Week closed on a high note on Thursday with “Le Gala de la Mode,” the annual Sidaction fundraising dinner that drew fashion’s finest and friends in support of the fight against AIDS. “This is actually our little Met Gala, in a way, because it’s the only moment in France where we gather fashion, … Read more
Ludovic de Saint Sernin is too young to know “Gilligan’s Island,” the American sitcom that stretched a shipwreck storyline with only seven castaways into three very silly seasons. As this season’s guest couturier at Jean Paul Gaultier, de Saint Sernin spun his own fantasy tale of maritime disaster, but with a boatload of characters far … Read more
JEAN SCENE: Designer Jean Paul Gaultier elevated denim to the level of haute couture — and fashion enthusiasts and collectors paid top dollar for it at a recent auction in Paris. A pair of beaded faux-denim overalls fetched 71,500 euros, while the star lot — a fishtail denim gown embellished with a dégradé of ostrich … Read more
Not many women have worn a skirt so extensively beaded it weighs 10 kilograms, or 22 pounds. Mouna Ayoub has — once. “Surprisingly, it didn’t bother me much,” the French socialite and businesswoman said about the garment’s heft. “It’s a testament to French savoir-faire and the incredible quality of Jean Paul Gaultier‘s workmanship.” That narrow … Read more
PARIS – “It’s a renaissance,” Jean-Charles de Castelbajac said of his latest project. The 74-year-old designer was referring not to himself, though he’s had more fashion lives than the proverbial cat. Rather, he was talking about his latest mission: creating the clerical outfits for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on Dec. 7 and … Read more
At Paris Fashion Week this season, front row guests have not been shy about flashing the nipple, creating a headache for outlets covering the shows for social media. Nicolas Di Felice, artistic director at Courrèges, is all about another erogenous zone: the back. Several attendees at his Paris show wore his “magic square” tops made … Read more
PARIS – Jean Paul Gaultier said Monday that Ludovic de Saint Sernin would create a one-off couture collection for the Puig-owned fashion house next January. This confirms a WWD report on Sept. 9 that the Paris-based designer, whose signatures include low-slung pants with corset lacing in lieu of a front zipper, was approached about the … Read more
Does Jean Paul Gaultier have his eye on Ludovic de Saint Sernin, the Paris-based designer whose signatures include low-slung pants with corset lacing in lieu of a front zipper? According to sources, de Saint Sernin has been in talks to create a one-off couture collection for the Puig-owned fashion house. The designer and Gaultier officials … Read more
A new exhibition at the Musée de la Chaussure in southern France is highlighting the shoe designs of Jean Paul Gaultier from the ’80s and ’90s. Olivier Jault, an independent footwear designer who spent years working with Gaultier, has curated the exhibit at the Musée de la Chaussure — a footwear museum located in the … Read more
The long, sweaty wait for the Jean Paul Gaultier by Nicolas Di Felice couture show Wednesday night left guests plenty of time to contemplate how models might negotiate the narrow white runway between the tightly packed benches, and why the room had been arranged this way. It was clear from the first few exits that … Read more
