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 MORE BurberryKate Moss, Little Simz, and more celebrate 170 years of BurberryIn pictures: David Luraschi captures model of the moment, Serkan DenizThe rise of EsDeeKid in 5 tracks FILAFrom track to concrete: Fila reimagines sportswear in the city for AW26Behind the scenes at Zomer and La Watchparty’s AW26 runwayLove machine: When robot HMND Alpha met model Angelina KendallSaint Laurent AW26 paid tribute to the iconic Le Smoking jacketDior AW26: Jonathan Anderson invites us to his (lily) pad Hodakova AW26 wants us to take a long, hard look in the mirrorPerfection and chaos collided at Vaquera’s AW26 showAre you ready for the return of the ‘everyday tiara’?Meryll Rogge takes Marni: ‘I need to make sure I don’t fuck it up’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