Gaultier goes Winehouse for SS2012
Jean Paul Gaultier has always been one of my favorite fashion designers, for his excellent choice in textiles and also for his unabashed rock ‘n’ roll edge. His spring/summer 2012 runway show in Paris on Wednesday revealed that ruminations of the “Rehab” singer inspired this couture collection, which is actually a really awesome and beautiful thing to pay tribute to her like that, if the “inspiration” weren’t so MERCILESSLY AND REPEATEDLY BEATING US OVER THE HEAD. I mean really. Did he have to do the clothes plus the hair plus the makeup plus the music?? Two out of the four and TRUST ME, J.P.G., WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IT.
I understand that the inventor of Madonna’s cone bra has never been known for his subtlety, but this kind of clodding canonization quickly goes from tribute to tawdry. Check out this video footage of the runway show. A little heavy-handed, no?
