Fashion / ShowJean Paul Gaultier Couture AW13The cat's out of the bag for Gaultier's feline inspired coutureShareLink copied ✔️July 4, 2013FashionShowTextSusie LauPhotographyLea ColomboJean Paul Gaultier Couture AW13 The cat was well and truly let out of the bag at Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest couture show. His various big cat female characters – Catwoman, Cruella de Ville and Pussy Faster vamped down the runway, on the prowl for…who knows what? They chose to do whilst wearing leopard and cheetah spots and big cat hues of brown on eighties nodding broad shouldered coats, jackets, cinched in with a belt and topped up off with a cone-esque quiff, sometimes sprayed with spots. These man eaters' curves were accentuated either with exaggerated angular pockets jutting out at the hips or with padded swirls curling their way around body-conscious dresses. The ultimate hark back to Gaultier’s enfant terrible days played out on French reality TV star Nabilla Benattia whose chest practically couldn’t be contained within Gaultier’s plunging strapless gown with feathers splayed at the hips. We think that was the point. Following the David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A, we also had an Ashes to Ashes moment with the final bride ensemble, resembling a wedding appropriate version of Bowie’s Pierrot costume featured in the video. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREMoncler is coming for summer with its line of little puffs Nike Nike’s ‘wild card’ Team Kits are already in actionThis Dutch designer’s ‘gay fantasy’ is full of farmers, pirates and sailors Nike Airmaxxing with singer-songwriter Simone RuthRosalía is my religion: Sacred street style from Lux Tour BarcelonaOakley Oakley’s new collection was designed to weather the storm Nike Airmaxxing with multidisciplinary creative Jake EliasThe best fashion exhibitions to see for spring 2026All the best dressed stars at Coachella 2026 Nike Airmaxxing with New York designer Annie Lian PumaPUMA and Jil Sander keep it simple with the K-Street Labubu obituary: Rot in hell you ugly little freaksEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy