Back in September, Jean Paul Gaultier announced Ludovic de Saint Sernin as a guest designer. Following in the footsteps of Chitose Abe, Glenn Martens, Olivier Rousteing, Haider Ackermann, Julien Dossena, Simone Rocha, and Nicolas di Felice, LdSS was handpicked by the legendary French designer to design a couture collection. Today, during the Spring 2025 season of Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week, Ludovic (who launched his eponymous label in 2017) unveiled his long-awaited Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2025 collection. Ludovic ultimately reflected on Jean Paul Gaultier’s early days at Hermès and instructed his cast of models to amp up the drama on the runway to each represent different characters. Entitled “The Shipwreck”, the lineup was packed with JPG’s signature corsetry and nautical references.
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2025 Collection Review
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“A parade of nothingness.” [brandon J pierre]
“They should have invited Dilara Findikoglu if they wanted cheap copies of Alexander McQueen’s looks, at least she would have given us a better show than this parade of nothingness. This collection feels literally empty, there’s no substance.” [perhydrol]
“Project Runway… the Jean Paul Gaultier challenge.” [helmutnotdead]
“It’s impossible to hate on this diva. The collection wasn’t as bad as I was expecting and I kinda wish I had an ounce of his confidence.” [Snejena Onopka]
“Ludovic de Saint Sernin is my guilty pleasure. I loved it. I didn’t expect anything and yet I was impressed. This is a better Gaultier than what Simone Rocha did. I love that even though he did the Gaultier tropes, he explored some others side of Gaultier.” [Lola701]
“I’m not even going to lie. I loved it !!! I actually found the pieces beautiful and sexy without being the pornfest I was expecting. The modeling was good too from most of the models.” [Salvatore]
See all the looks from the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring 2025 collection and join the conversation, here.