I have a love/hate relationship haute couture. I love the creativity, the skill, the ridiculous effort that goes into making such beautiful garments. BUT I hate that they're basically not meant to be worn. The number of people on earth that could actually afford a TRUE couture outfit is probably 0.001% of the population (This goes waaay beyond the income levels of, say, Jay-Z ... I'm talking Warren Buffet/Bill Gates $$$)
Anyway, the Spring 2009 Couture shows are underway & one of my favorite designers, Jean Paul Gaultier, definitely delivered. Extra kudos for picking 51 year old legend Ines de la Fressange to walk the runway:
Here's interview JPG recently did with journalist Suzy Menkes:
