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When Jean Paul Gaultier, the French designer and original enfant terrible of the Eighties fashion scene, stepped down from the top position of his couture house in 2020, he was reluctant to hand over the reins immediately.
Instead, the house of JPG was guest-designed by a host of rotating designers, from Glenn Martens and Olivier Rousteing to Haider Ackermann, Simone Rocha and, most recently, Ludovic de Saint Sernin. This system resulted in a host of viral collections presented during Paris’ couture weeks, but now ends as the Puig-owned label announces the appointment of a permanent creative director, Duran Lantink.
