Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest Haute Couture collection marked Duran Lantink’s debut for the House. Merging historic French excess with space-age tech, the designer threw out traditional silhouettes to stage a distorted runway spectacle that fused old-world luxury with mutated street styles.
Lantink bypassed the standard lookbook format, sending an array of gravity-defying, rule-breaking garments down a sweltering runway venue. The collection mixed references to Louis IV and Marie Antoinette with futuristic, nonsensical styling. To reshape the models’ natural forms, the designer 3-D scanned the torso of model Leon Dame to build a molded, internally corseted body carapace that looked totally melted.
Displaced corsetry shaped the rest of the collection, featuring satin and feather-wrapped tubes that burst into massive streams of tulle. Traditional garments were inverted, with tailored jackets worn as hoods and crop tops transformed into halters. Amidst the avant-garde shapes, Lantink paid homage to Gaultier’s archive, remixing classic bomber jackets, denim styles and argyle knits alongside a micro-pleated pink dress.
Check out some of the looks above and head to the brand’s website for more.
For more from couture week, take a look at Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut for Balenciaga.
