JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER DRAWING YOUR REVERENCE

HIGH FASHION

“For this latest collection, which marks my 50th anniversary in fashion, I wanted to be faithful to the themes that have always obsessed me: jeans, corsets, sailors, androgyny, going even further. , by extrapolating them, by letting go of me more than ever ", declares the designer.

Surrounded by a host of guests, the 67-year-old couturier presented a rich collection on Wednesday at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The press release sent on Friday January 17 by the house of Jean Paul Gaultier left no doubt as to its event nature. Signed by the designer himself, he said: "On January 22, 2020, I will celebrate my 50th career in fashion with a major Haute Couture fashion show at the Théâtre du Chatelet. It will also be my last show. "

At the Théâtre du Châtelet, all of Paris is there. The show begins with an excerpt from William Klein's film Who Are You Polly Maggoo ?, one of the founding films in the work of Jean-Paul Gaultier. "Is Paris dead, that is to say, haute couture, you understand ...," asks the actress. The scene is filmed in a cemetery, the raven black silhouettes are dramatic, there is a coffin carried by a carriage. "She is wonderful, she is divine", we still hear ... A mannequin wearing a funeral wreath who wears the inscription "Fashion for life" opens the door of the coffin, the mannequin dressed all in white who comes out start the show.

A great show in the image of the creator, irreverent, festive, and joyful. Models, friends, mini-concerts by Boy George, Catherine Ringer and Mylène Farmer, Amanda Lear, Farida Khelfa, Coco Rocha ... and an hour-long parade

Breaking with the canons of beauty in vogue for models, he scrolls overweight, elderly women from diverse backgrounds. For this last show, they all responded. Current and older models - Coco Rocha, Bella Hadid, Karen Elson, Gigi Hadid, Anna Cleveland, Farida Khelfa, Karlie Kloss, Cristina Cordula, Joan Smalls, Erin O'Connor, Iris Mittenaere, Cindy Bruna.

But also all his friends - Amanda Lear, Antoine de Caunes, Dita Von Teese, Béatrice Dalle, Mylène Farmer, Kiddy Smile. And the applause and the screams as soon as they arrived on the podium.

Finally, Jean Paul Gaultier, in combination with a royal blue garage owner, comes to join them. After 50 years of career, Jean Paul Gaultier is retiring.