Dressing the winner of Best Actress at the Oscars is pretty much an award in itself and one that went to French enfant terrible Jean Paul Gaultier this year for his beautiful mermaid gown. The designer did not rest of his laurels for a moment, presenting his Autumn/Winter collection in Paris last night.
Gaultier is famous for his controverisal designs and this season he chose nature as his inspiration using furs, skins and even stuffed animal details on his collection. Two of the jackets in the line are animal themed, namely zebra and tiger, and feature replicas on the animal around the collar. There was almost an uncomfortable amount of fur in the range which was accompanied on the catwalk by a mixture of Michael Jackson's Thriller and the sound of lambs bleeting.
This seems to be Gaultier's take on this season's tribal trend but despite that there were a couple of key pieces that sans the excessive headwear were quite cute, including a red scaley mini-dress and a gold maxi evening dress. Do you think that Gaultier has taken it too far this time, or is that simply his creativity?
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