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<\/p>\nAfter the shock announcement of Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest fashion show, we were all eagerly awaiting the Haute Couture house’s new concept.<\/p>\n
Jean Paul Gaultier reassures us by announcing that Haute Couture continues, and will continue, with a new concept. Jean Paul Gaultier, who initiated this new project, will now invite a designer each season to reinterpret the House’s codes and give his or her vision of Haute Couture savoir-faire. SACAI’s Chitose Abe will be the first designer to be appointed artistic director of the next Haute Couture collection in July 2020. <\/p>\n
“The reinterpretation of a Haute Couture brand by different designers is an idea I had in the 1990s for a Parisian House whose designer position was vacant. I’m delighted that the concept is now coming to life for Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture with Chitose Abe as our first guest. I admire her work. We have a lot in common creatively and a similar vision of fashion. I leave her free to interpret. – Jean Paul Gaultier<\/p>\n
“I’ve long admired Jean Paul and his unique vision of subversive femininity, as well as his originality, both of which have been close to my heart since I started out. It’s a real honor to be the first designer invited to work on this exciting project, and to become the guardian of the House’s savoir-faire.” – Chitose Abe<\/p>\n
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