Gaultier’s Sikhism inspired designs on the ramp

While increasing number of global celebrities is taking

to Indian fashion by flaunting designs by Indian designer at various important occasions, the renowned western designer Gaultier showcased Sikhism inspired designs on the ramp at recent Men’s Spring-Summer 2013 collection at the Paris Fashion Week.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s sailor themed collection included pagdis in vibrant hues as accessories. He got bearded Indians (and other foreign models) to wear those turbans, and showcase outfits with miniature drawings of sailing elements and far-off tribes embossed or printed all over them. Dressing up his models in Sikh-styled turbans, teamed with various ensembles such as shorts, blazers, tuxedos, T-shirts and overcoats, Gaultier paid a rich tribute to India.

So far, his love for Indian culture has been reflecting through his women’s wear designs like sari gowns, use of traditional Indian colours and fabrics and stylised lambskin Jodhpurs. The designer is known to visit the country quite often and owns a vast library of intensely coloured textile swatches here since his first visit to Kolkata in West Bengal and Puri in Orissa, in the 1970s.