- Kristopher Fraser
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With the couture shows now cancelled, Jean Paul Gaultier has had to delay
Sacai designer Chitose Abe guest designing his next collection. Abe will
now unveil her collection for Gaultier next January during the planned next
couture season.
Couture Week was one of several Fashion Week’s to be cancelled thanks to
coronavirus, in addition to Paris Men’s, London Men’s, Milan Men’s, and New
York’s resort collections. Shanghai Fashion Week, currently taking place,
opted for a digital format via Alibaba’s TMall rather than cancelling
“Even though our new haute couture concept will see the light of day only
in January 2021, our teams, Chitose Abe and Jean Paul Gaultier are as
committed to it as ever,” the house said in a statement. “The COVID-19
pandemic has affected us like all the other couture houses, but we are
confident that the success of Jean Paul Gaultier’s last couture collection
in January will help us traverse this difficult year.”
Last January, Gaultier shocked the industry by announcing his haute couture
show that season would be his last, but rather than going into full
retirement, he will now be inviting guest designers to design his couture
collections every season. Abe’s take on Gaultier’s line is highly
anticipated, particularly given her high-fashion streetwear vibes that will
put a new take on his storied couture line.
