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Duran Lantink Won’t Rest on Nostalgia at Jean Paul Gaultier Couture
The debut collection mixed corsetry, trompe l’oeil and AI-influenced distortions, with Jean Paul Gaultier and celebrity guests in the front row.
- Permanent creative director Duran Lantink debuted his first couture collection for Jean Paul Gaultier today in a stark white Paris venue, blending heritage techniques with artificial intelligence.
- Lantink succeeded a five-year period of rotating designers including Simone Rocha and Glenn Martens, marking the first permanent artistic director appointment since the founder's retirement.
- Surrealist silhouettes dominated the avant-garde collection, featuring a velveteen gown with "horns" protruding from the hips and a glitched torso corset distorted by artificial intelligence.
- Front-Row guests including Cardi B, Teyana Taylor, and Catherine Deneuve watched as Jean Paul Gaultier embraced Lantink after the finale to a warm ovation.
- Lantink said he aimed to "celebrate craftsmanship and experimentation" by referencing eighteenth-century couture origins, drawing from the eras of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette.
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Duran Lantink Won’t Rest on Nostalgia at Jean Paul Gaultier Couture
Courtesy of Jean Paul GaultierAfter a period of rotating guest couturiers—including Chitose Abe, Glenn Martens, and Haider Ackermann—Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture entered a new chapter Wednesday evening. Duran Lantink, the maison’s new creative director, made his highly anticipated couture debut in the grand ballroom of its beaux arts headquarters on rue Saint-Martin with a collection titled “Tech Couture,” following two acclaimed ready-to-wear s…
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2026 Couture: Space Invader
Jean Paul Gaultier fall 2026 haute couture runway, fashion show & collection review. Duran Lantink's haute couture debut was inspired by Queen Marie Antoinette, who perfected the art of taking up space with giant ballgowns.
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