Tue 13 Feb 2007
Creations at Paris’s spring/summer haute couture shows were extravagant, staggeringly priced and stunningly beautiful – but not necessarily wearable.
French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier showed floating outfits picturing Madonnas and the baby Jesus, with one dress featuring a sequined heart, from which a banner of cloth seemed to bleed.
As celebrities and well-heeled customers congratulated the designer, Gaultier explained his philosophy.