Duran Lantink Debuts Haute Couture for Jean Paul Gaultier with Marie Antoinette Inspiration

Duran Lantink presented his debut haute couture collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, inspired by Marie Antoinette, during Paris Fashion Week. The collection, shown at Gaultier HQ, featured exaggerated silhouettes that referenced 18th-century court fashion but with a futuristic twist. Lantink used digital scanning, 3D printing, and industrial flocking alongside traditional couture techniques. Key pieces included a dress with a wingspan so wide the audience had to be pushed to the salon's edges, and hollowed-out tube skirts smothered in feathers by Maison Février. The designer avoided direct period references like brocade or powdered wigs, instead focusing on the concept of 'taking up space.' He also incorporated subtle nods to Gaultier's archives, such as recycled denim (first used by Gaultier in 1997) and a burgundy shade from the Gaultier Classique line. A glitched leather torso modeled after Leon Dame explored body modification. Lantink described his approach as combining the history of couture with modern technology. The collection was presented to a swooning audience amid a Parisian heatwave, evoking a scene from Dangerous Liaisons.