Gaultier Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2009

All of my favorite models in one show — Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman, and Coco Rocha? Swoon!

The Gaultier haute couture show was certainly the most vibrant of the bunch. Models walked wearing colorful feathers and lattice cages over their slinky, Day-Glo gowns. Coco Rocha’s emerald gown with it’s matching feather shrug (here) was one of the most stunning dresses I’ve seen lately.

These might be tough economic times for the rest of us, but there was no shortage of luxury at Gaultier, with fur and leather on many pieces as well as an equestrian theme that gave us leather and suede jodhpurs and a brown fur coat with an overlay of saddle-inspired caging.

John Paul Gaultier’s revealed that his richly colored collection was influenced by ’80’s hacker flick Tron and said of his cage motif:

“Women feel so free nowadays that they are wearing cages again. It’s the ultimate stage in women’s liberation.”

Gaultier Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2009