{"id":507627,"date":"2025-04-15T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/duran-lantink-es-el-nuevo-director-creativo-de-jean-paul-gaultier-pero-que-significa-realmente\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:08:15","slug":"duran-lantink-is-jean-paul-gaultiers-new-creative-director-but-what-does-it-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/duran-lantink-is-jean-paul-gaultiers-new-creative-director-but-what-does-it-really-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Duran Lantink is Jean Paul Gaultier’s new creative director, but what does it really mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The appointment of Duran Lantink as Jean Paul Gaultier’s new creative director<\/a><\/strong> marks a significant change in the maison’s strategy for the Enfant Terrible de la Mode. After several years in which designers have reinterpreted Gaultier’s heritage, Lantink will assume leadership of both the haute couture and ready-to-wear collections, marking the end of the rotational model initiated after Gaultier’s retirement in 2020. So far so good, but what will this new era mean for the brand and the industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Duran Lantink?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To understand the scope of the appointment, it’s worth taking a closer look at the designer’s profile. Duran Lantink is not exactly an unknown, but neither is he the most obvious choice. What is it about this Dutch designer that has taken him from creating garments from recycled scraps to directing one of the most iconic – and eccentric – French fashion houses? Well, for starters, chutzpah. And then, that rare talent for turning \u201ctextile trash\u201d into clothes that breathe art and curiosity. That vision earned him the ANDAM Special Prize in 2023 and the Karl Lagerfeld de LVMH in 2024<\/a><\/strong>, a prelude that pointed directly to houses with an auteur spirit like Gaultier’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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