Ottolinger, alan Crocetti, and extra communicate going wild in jpg’s archives and placing their spin on his iconic sailors.
Chances are you may have spotted a disconcerting put-up pop-up on jean paul gaultier’s Instagram this week. Pronouncing ‘the cease’ without additional details, social media went into meltdown as fashion fanatics tried to decipher what was intended precisely.
Reduce to Gaultier himself, iPhone in hand, grinning mischievously at the chaos that ensued (probably) – a little chortle for the enfant-horrible of french style, who nonetheless likes to hold us on our feet after 50 years in the game.
Useless to say, this ‘give up’ Gaultier’s big publish talked about is truly a brand new starting – and a thrilling go back to geared up-to-put on.
With jpg taking a step returned from sketching and sewing responsibilities in early 2020, five rising designers have been invited into the fold, let loose within the house’s files, and advocated to give you their tackle its iconic Les marins (or sailors, in case your French isn’t as much as scratch).
With PalomoPalomo Spain, Nicola Lecourt mansion, Marvin m’toumo, ottolinger, and alan Crocetti on the line-up, each innovative got up with pieces that married gaultier’s dna with their very own.
For Cosima gradient and Christa bösch of ottolinger, this supposed twisting the fashion designer’s signature stripes on their head through crisis-pass strapped tops and full-period skirts, even Alejandro gómez Palomo went for cheeky peek-a-boo denim and panels that offer up a flash of bum.
Elsewhere, alan Crocetti got busy transforming gaultier’s mythical cone bra into esoteric but inviting jewellery, and Marvin m’toumo went all-out aquatic delusion with a look he describes as “Walt Disney’sDisney’s ariel, meets a creole courtesan, meets a Caribbean pirate – half of horny sailor, half seductive venus”.
Don’t be getting too at ease with this bunch, though, as every season will see a brand new roster of designers take the reins to provide a fresh take at the label’s back catalogue.
Along this collaborative imparting are a sequence of portions via jpg’s studio group, together with new takes at the house’s signature striped pinnacle, coquettish sailor hats, and sufficient mesh to keep every and each one of the Kardashian-jenner’s happy, in addition to a series of 1-off antique portions instantly from the vaults.
Of direction, it wouldn’t be Gaultier without a very campy, kitschy campaign to provide the collection its debut. Step – or rather swim – ahead Bella Hadid, who embodies the role of a jpg-dripping siren in a brand new quick film.
First spotted underneath the waves seducing submerged sailors she spots among the seaweed, the version finally makes it back onto dry land in which she’s seen, rod in hand, dredging fishes up from the ocean depths. The entirety was shot by charlotte wales and reimagined some of Gaultier’s maximum iconic Les marins-starring ads.