Jean Paul Gaultier’s models took charge of Paris runways Wednesday to show off a collection inspired by the late British blues icon, who died last summer at the age of 27. The event was chock full of liquid eyeliner, black veils, colorful hair, and tough-looking cigarette-smoking babes, all while WInehouse’s music played in the background.
According to the British edition of the Week (via SPIN), fashion commentators are 50/50 with the new line, some saying they love it and some hating it.
After seeing a video of some of the pieces, I would have to say I’m on the “I like” side of this debate. The first and third dresses are my favorite of the bunch. I think the whole collection gives off a Winehouse vibe, even though there’s a few items in there I don’t see as easily ‘wearable’, but every haute-couture show
seems to have at least a few of those.
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The designer unveiled his couture show - inspired by the late Amy Winehouse.
Models walked the catwalk to a soundtrack by the singer, sporting her signature beehive hair and 50s-style fashion.
“Amy Winehouse was a true style icon,” Gaultier told reporters backstage after a show conceived as a tribute to the soul singer, six months after her untimely death.
“What she stands for above all, is uniqueness. Both in music and the way she dressed, she mixed a great many influences” to create her style, he said.
The French designer took care to keep his tribute subtle — with nothing too literal — and Winehouse’s voice rang out only at the very end, blending with the sound of a cappella band on stage.
Stars lined the front row, from the grande dames of French cinema Catherine Deneuve and Charlotte Rampling to the U.S. rocker Beth Ditto, or RnB singer Shy’m.
Top models of the moment Karlie Kloss and Milagros Schmoll dazzled the room wrapped in hooded capes of billowing chiffon, or a suit matching asymmetric jacket and a man’s pinstriped pants — tailored to a woman’s curves.
Hand-crafted artistry was on ample display, in the thousands of pieces of glitter embroidery on a violet-blue coat, worn over a pleated white skirt and plant-green top made entirely from sequins.
Purple pearl embroidery adorned a jacket, worn over an electric blue chiffon dress, while pointed-tipped bustiers were entirely embroidered with stones.
After the wedding dress — a corset-gown in powder pink — the models returned without their skirts, revealing the sophisticated lingerie underneath, with a black veil over the face like Spanish widows.
“It’s not a funeral,” smiled Gaultier afterwards. “They are happy brides.”
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| Lindsey Wixson is especially adorable in her purple hive |
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