Celebrities turned out in droves for the final fashion show of French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as he said goodbye to his 50-year runway career during the Paris Fashion Week at Theatre Du Chatelet.
The Legend’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 runway show was full of surprises, including a debut from Paris Jackson. In addition to Jackson, other notable stars at the show include models Karlie Kloss, Winnie Harlow and sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid. Fashion designers Pierre Cardin – Gaultier‘s former mentor and Christian Lacroix were also present.
The event comes less than a week after Gaultier tweeted a video announcing that this runway would be his last.
“This show celebrating 50 years of my career will also be my last,” he tweeted. “But rest assured Haute Couture will continue with a new concept.”
“It’s going to be quite a party with many of my friends, and we’re going to have fun until very, very late,” he added.
Paris Jackson, 21, One of the models that caught our attention shone in snakeskin print pants, wedge heel sandals and lots of colorful accessories.
Popular model Winnie Harlow, 25, who became the first model with vitiligo to walk in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show left very little to the imagination as she hit the runway again for Jean Paul Gaultier‘s final show on Wednesday.
The model looked sensational in a mesh bodysuit which was adorned with several shimmering gold and green leaves.
Gaultier, 67, has dressed stars like Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. He designed Madonna‘s “cone bra” corset, which she wore for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour.
At the opening of the event in Paris, Jean-Paul Gaultier called the outfits on the runway his “first upcycling haute couture collection” and urged the audience to recycle their clothes.
Last year he criticised what he called “ridiculous” fashion waste, saying big fashion brands are harming the planet by producing “far too many collections with far too many clothes“.
“In my first show and this, my last, there are creations made with the jeans I’ve worn. It’s the most beautiful of materials. Like a lot of humans, it becomes even more beautiful as it gets older.”
He added: “Goodbye to the spanking new, hello to the spanking old!”
Scroll ahead for more amazing looks from Jean Paul Gaultier‘s finale collection.
