The ’60s are definitely in the air. Jean Paul Gaultier has selected Courrèges designer Nicolas Di Felice — who has added heat and currency to the Space Age brand — as the house’s next guest couturier. Di Felice is to show his one-off collection for Jean Paul Gaultier during Paris Couture Week, scheduled for June … Read more
PARIS — Claude Montana, the French designer who defined power-woman dressing in the ’80s, has died at the age of 76, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode confirmed on Friday. The news was first reported by French news agency AFP. Though he is mainly remembered for the exaggerated silhouettes that earned … Read more
Back in the late ’80s, it was suggested to Jean Paul Gaultier that he capitalize on his soaring international fame and launch a perfume. “I prefer to make a record,” was his retort — and the backstory to his quirky, 1989 electro-pop album “How to Do That,” which introduced a new audience to his corsetry, … Read more
