Love or hate his aesthetic flair, you’re always guaranteed to see a fantastic spectacle on Jean Paul Gaultier‘s catwalk. Inspired by punk can-can, Gaultier’s looks featured elaborately braided hair, strappy cut-outs, leather jackets, Mohawk hairpieces, studded chokers (at times attached to a dog collar-like chain), off-the-shoulder ruffles, fishnet stockings, cinched waists, and plenty of ruching and tulle. It all sounds pretty unwearable, but in a refreshing twist, Gaultier presented one of his most accessible, clean, and wearable collections in recent history.
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