It isDuran Lantink, a 37-year-old Dutchman with a cheeky sense of humor and an eye for exaggerated silhouettes.
Im really about shape and forms, and trying to create new ideas, the designer recentlytoldLuke Leitch.
Lantink is also a repurposer, one who is alert to the potential in existing garments and materials.
Duran Lantink, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
This kind of thinking similarly animated many of Gaultiers early collections.
Gaultier magicked straw placemats into dresses, and proposed tea strainers and copper pot scrubbers as jewelry.
Related to the elevation of everyday items into extraordinary objets is an appreciation for a lived-in look.
Jean Paul Gaultier x Pandemonia, spring 2020 couture
When Gaultier launched couture for spring 1997, the collection included looks made from his own upcycled jeans.
In an interview withFantastic Man,Lantink declared his love of worn-in clothes.
Where the Dutch designer molds pliable foam forms, the Frenchman preferred hot air.
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2004 couture
The designs, he said, were flat, and when you put the airpoofit becomes like an erection.
Lantink has a lot to build on at Gaultier.
Duran Lantink, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1995 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1995 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2002 couture
Duran Lantink, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 2013 couture
Duran Lantink, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 1998 couture
Duran Lantink, fall 2025 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2001 couture
Duran Lantink, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2003 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 1997 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2023 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 2002 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2021 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier,fall 2017 couture
Duran Lantink, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Madonna on her Blonde Ambition tour, July 1990.
Duran Lantink, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Iman for Jean Paul Gaultier designed cone bra
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1995 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, spring 2025 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 2002 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 2003 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 2003 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, fall 2021 ready-to-wear
Jean Paul Gaultier, spring 1994 ready-to-wear
Duran Lantink, spring 2024 ready-to-wear
