Jean Paul Gaultier is returning to ready-to-wear fashion, six years after he stopped designing off-the-peg clothes to focus on haute couture, the house said on Wednesday.
The "enfant terrible" of French fashion bowed out after five decades in the business with a final Paris haute couture show 16 months ago.
The house still bears his name and is owned by Barcelona-based Puig and will work with rotating teams of young collaborators for new collections.
The first collection – which reinterprets his trademark striped sailor tops – will be available online at the end of the week.
US model Bella Hadid features in the collection's campaign, sporting the new "unisex, inclusive" look "that exudes sea air", the house said.
The creative team have "revived" Gaultier's ready-to-wear lines, it added.
Nicola Lecourt Mansion has created a black body mesh, strassed with stripes, while Spanish stylist Palomo Spain designed a floral corset.
German house Ottolinger has reworked the sailor shirt in a tight-fitting jumpsuit with distorted zebra stripes.
The conical bra made famous by Madonna has been reinterpreted by London Brazilian punk jewellery designer Alan Crocetti. Frenchman Marvin M'Toumo is in charge of the "shellfish and crustaceans" accessories.
The haute couture shows, also with guest stylists, will resume in Paris in July, a spokesman for the house told AFP.
The first guest designer for Gaultier's couture collection is Japan's Chitose Abe, of the Sacai brand.
The catwalk was supposed to have taken place last July, but was cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Thanksgiving meals to try
World Cut Steakhouse, Habtoor Palace Hotel, Dubai. On Thursday evening, head chef Diego Solis will be serving a high-end sounding four-course meal that features chestnut veloute with smoked duck breast, turkey roulade accompanied by winter vegetables and foie gras and pecan pie, cranberry compote and popcorn ice cream.
Jones the Grocer, various locations across the UAE. Jones’s take-home holiday menu delivers on the favourites: whole roast turkeys, an array of accompaniments (duck fat roast potatoes, sausages wrapped in beef bacon, honey-glazed parsnips and carrots) and more, as well as festive food platters, canapes and both apple and pumpkin pies.
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, The Address Hotel, Dubai. This New Orleans-style restaurant is keen to take the stress out of entertaining, so until December 25 you can order a full seasonal meal from its Takeaway Turkey Feast menu, which features turkey, homemade gravy and a selection of sides – think green beans with almond flakes, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole and bread stuffing – to pick up and eat at home.
The Mattar Farm Kitchen, Dubai. From now until Christmas, Hattem Mattar and his team will be producing game- changing smoked turkeys that you can enjoy at home over the festive period.
Nolu’s, The Galleria Mall, Maryah Island Abu Dhabi. With much of the menu focused on a California inspired “farm to table” approach (with Afghani influence), it only seems right that Nolu’s will be serving their take on the Thanksgiving spread, with a brunch at the Downtown location from 12pm to 4pm on Friday.
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