Like no other designer, Jean Paul Gaultier loves a theme. But why stick to just one? For fall, Gaultier took his audience on a whirlwind tour of the globe, stealing cultural costumes and native references from here, there and everywhere. Call it a global melting pot if you will, but the haphazard layers worked in its own weird way what with the African wood-block prints and Japonesque blooms. Signature pieces and quintessential Gaultier tailoring–mannish pant suits, corsets, Breton-striped sweaters and reworked trench coats either cropped or featuring high-low dipped hems–were offset with eyelet-studded leather pants, track pants, tapered waders, harem pants, double-breasted tailored jackets and cheongsam-inspired pencil skirts. Accessories peppered the pieces throughout, including tribal collars, African turbans and Fair Isle over-the-knee socks.
