Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2026 Paris

[Norden]

Pro: I felt an emotion watching this.
Con: everything is terrible.

 

[Alquimista]

Idk what you people are talking about. This is Gaultier. You forgot he is the OG troll? The real problem here is that it looks cheap like costumes from aliexpress.

Spoiler

What was that audio of a child saying "someone entered the room..."??? Bunch of stupid people working in this industry 🤨

 

[Diggi]

The skin pieces at the beginning arrived just in time for Ryan Murphy's new Netflix show:

 

[Lola701]

Unpopular opinion: I liked it.
Even though he tapped into the tropes that Gen-Z like to attach to Gaultier, I think it was rather dynamic, fresh, bold. He took another approach to what was doing Jean Paul in the late 80’s early 90’s.

While watching this, I had images of Jean Paul Goude, videos of Mondino, photos of Pierre & Gilles.

Quite camp, quite ridiculous at times but I was also impressed by the execution, the quality.

Yes, it’s gimmicky but I’m curious to see what he has to offer. The motorcycle trousers and the bombers were great and it was basically the only « wearable » option on the show.

The challenge for him will be at some point to be more subtle and to tap into the more sensual, mature side of Gaultier sometimes.

I also think that this collection and in some points, this appointment, is relevant to what has been Gaultier RTW since it soft relaunch. He will have to open his spectrum because Gen-Z clearly cannot afford Couture.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[Olaffo]

Again, bit confusing debiut but all I care about is his haute couture.

 

[Alquimista]

I like... Leon Dame oiled up legs. That's all.

 

[perhydrol]

I really like it. Even if it can be a bit tricky to sell, I think this is a nice direction for JPG. At least it triggers some emotions, and that's already something. It's also definitely better than Versace since it has a focused POV, and created a coherent story that's actually relevant and doesn't feel outdated. Let's see where it can go, but so far, it's a rather good debut that's in tune with Jean Paul's trolling.

I'm a bit scared for couture, but maybe it will be more mature and less horny.

 

[THD96]

What I fear the most is becoming somewhat of a reality, that JPG has been reduced to trolling and sexy revealing clothes. I just don't want Gaultier be reduced to clothes for IG baddies. À la Mugler. One dimension is the worst thing that can happen to this house.
I only like the closing gold coat on Mica.

I think it's easy for him to tap into the more rebellious spirit of Gaultier, since they have that in common. The real challenge is does he has the duality to tap into a more bourgeois side of JPG.
Can he able to pull off the Hèrmes years of Gaultier, that people seem to forget is also part of the JPG universe.

I'll wait for the couture to have a full opinion about him.

 

[bennyboy]

LOVE the first part then I got lost .... somehow few kinky looks are adorable

 

[tourbillions]

its not bad but is this really what the brand needs after not showing any rtw for a while.. Where are the clothes

 

[carla56]

I never thought I'd miss LdSS, his collection for JPG compared to this pile of sh*t, because I don't know how else to describe it, it seems like a masterpiece.

 

[mepps]

A miss and a mess.