I always like to know what’s going on in the couture world as I find it really refreshing to see designers go wild without having any restrictions! This time I have looked at the one and only Jean Paul Gaultier, who has taken inspiration from princely attire with a breath taking section on the princes of India.

There is so much going on in this collection, I don’t know where to start! From heavily fringed epaulettes on silk shirts to elaborate embroidered velvet jackets mixed in with jewelled turbans and zebra print tunics with snakeskin jodhpurs! It all sounds like a complete mish mash but the whole collection is really stunning with lots of intricate detail.

The headwear is really unusual, mostly crowns and turbans, however some of the crowns are actually constructed from the models hair! It is pretty amazing but I would hate to be the model unlucky enough to have a crown attached to her head, I’m sure that will take a lot of work to get out! Ouch!

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