Guest designers, no more. Jean Paul Gaultier has taken the plunge and officially assigned the position of creative director to Duran Lantink, a 37-year-old designer from Amsterdam. The appointment marks the House's first permanent creative director since the founder stepped down in 2020.
Lantink is known for his innovative use of materials and integration of sustainable practices throughout his edgy, subversive collections - his Paris Fashion Week show in March was one of the most talked-about shows of the season thanks to whimsical, tongue-in-cheek designs that rebelled against the popularity of quiet luxury. "I see in him the energy, the audacity and the playful spirit with which I began my journey: the new enfant terrible of fashion," shared Gaultier in a statement.
"To me, Gaultier represents the ultimate House of creative spirit and savoir-faire. It's provocative, and continuously pushing boundaries," said Lantink. "I consider Jean Paul Gaultier a genius and part of a generation that kicked down doors, so people like us can walk through them freely and be who we are without apology."
Lantink's first collection for Jean Paul Gaultier will debut during Paris Fashion Week in September 2025.
