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Jean Paul Gaultier
Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier

• “Did the Pondicherry landscape in “Life of Pi” inspire Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest Indian-themed collection? Whatever the reason, the one shoulder sari-styles, scarves and silk “shalwar” pants all made for a fun, endearing display.” [The Associated Press]
• “Leave it to French fashion’s eternal enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier, to pull off the stunt of the spring/summer haute couture season.” [Grazia Daily]
• “Jean Paul Gaultier isn’t known for being a wallflower. That may be the reason he shunned this week’s obsession with flora and fauna and looked to a spicier inspiration for his couture collection shown in Paris” [The Independent]
• “How is it possible that Mr. Gaultier, although living a little on his laurels and sending out the familiar pointed bras and nude pink corsets, can still make his couture a cauldron bubbling with ideas?” [International Herald Tribune]
• “Gaultier has always been an iconoclast who lives to challenge the norm. Maybe the overwrought Real Housewives ’vibrancy’ of this presentation was the latest manifestation of that impulse. Or maybe it was a canny acknowledgement of the fact that, right now, there is a couture client somewhere in the world who lives for a gold python trenchcoat.” [Style.com]
• “Gaultier’s wonderful, singing palette ran the gamut from spice tones of saffron, turmeric, cardamon, and paprika to the brilliant colors of the sari markets.” [Vogue.com]
• “Gaultier’s theme—Indian Gypsies—offered plenty of room to roam. Yet this time he refused to let cartoonish instincts infringe on his message of pure haute, one signaled with the first look out, an amethyst and brown plissé jersey gown with a long braid in the back. It was a study in elegance.” [WWD]