Gaultier, expectedly, refused to let his retirement party be a solemn, one-note affair that looks only to the past. Gaultier, expectedly, refused to let his retirement party be a solemn, one-note affair that looks only to the past. It was typical of Jean-Paul Gaultier to propose a solution to the fashion industry’s waste problem in the midst of what was, frankly, a carnival. Never mind that the show on January 22 was the 67-year-old French designer’s last ever runway show; Gaultier, expectedly, refused to let his retirement party be a solemn, one-note affair that looks only to the past. If anything, this attitude will be the iconoclastic designer’s lasting legacy: That fashion can be fun without being frivolous.

Source: Indian Express January 24, 2020 19:41 UTC