Meooow! Jean Paul Gaultier is playing with the big cats, the big female cats, for his fall couture collection.
A celebration of the female
as a predator is an evident motif of this collection, through the figure-hugging pieces and catwoman motifs. Women in this collection are seen to be totally female and totally animal...the dominant and almost animalistic aspects of the female sexuality are fully exploited through the choices of fabric and colouring on Gaultier's part, I love the harking back to key symbols such as Grace Jones, Madonna and Bjork. The names of
the pieces are surrounding the subject of women being man eaters “Pussy
Faster” which despite its name is a leopard-print biker jacket with over defined should pads. Gaultier paraded
down his runway nostalgia from the era of the eighties, broad shoulder pads, over sized hips, body defined outlines; the exaggeration of the female form through silhouettes is
evident from this collection.
The hair I thought was a stunning touch, sprayed
on cheetah spots with sometimes nodding cone -quiffed hair, as well as the clothes
this really embodied the presence of the female inner animal! As
well as the eighties being of inspiration to Gaultier, David Bowie was of inspiration
to as we see from the wedding dress at the end; songs from David Bowie albums
were also used as the name of some of the outfits. Suffragette City was the
black velvet dress which incorporated a fiery orange petticoat and matching
cheetah prints tights and shoes.
To Ra.
