BEAUTY: Clothing

Jean Paul Gaultier took James Bond films as the inspiration for this relatively toned down Fall-Winter '11-'12 collection for Paris Fashion Week. We see classic Bond at the start, in his dapper tux and suave silencer. But the tux gets put through the Gaultier filter as it devolves and deconstructs, gets a skirt, and then gets what looks like bullet-proof padding. Models continue to sport tuxedos but with wetsuit bottoms, a reference to Bond swimming from shore out to a yacht with a tux underneath his neoprene swim gear. When he sneaks on board, he simply strips off the black scuba suit and appears in a fresh and crisp tux. Another funny reference: gun and knife holsters strapped to bare legs or over fishnet hose! And finally, amid all the black are tones of gold... another Bond reference to "Goldfinger."

Running next to the classic Bond is what Gaultier refers to as "James Blonde," a feminized version of the iconic spy. This is typified by a feminine silhouette and the über-androgynous model of the moment, Andrej Prejic.

PS--Kudos to Gaultier for his continued use of unconventional models!



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