Legends of silver screen stalk the catwalk
Jean Paul Gaultier lived up to his showman's reputation again at Paris Couture Week yesterday. For his latest collection he staged a cinematic spectacle.
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With its Cinderella ball gowns dripping with embroidery, and hand-calligraphed name plates tied to tiny gilt chairs, Paris Couture Week often feels like an exquisite bubble protected from the harsher realities of the outside world.
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