The rumors that have been in circulation for some time have now been officially confirmed: Duran Lantink is the new creative director of the French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier.
“In him, I see the energy, courage and the playful spirit in my fashion that I had at the beginning of my own journey; the new ‘enfant terrible’ in fashion,” said Jean Paul Gaultier in the statement on social media. “Welcome, Duran”
Lantink’s first Ready-to-Wear collection will be presented during the Paris Fashion Week in September 2024, Jean Paul Gaultier said on Tuesday. He gives his skin-couture debut in January 2026. With the appointment of Lantink, the phase of changing guest designers also ends: inside, on which the fashion house had set for its couture line since 2020. In recent years, Olivier Rousteing, Glenn Martens, Chitose Abe, Haider Ackermann, Simone Rocha and Ludovic de Saint Sernin have been taking the creative management temporarily.
With Duran Lantink as a fixed creative director, the house is now focusing on a designer who not only convinces with a stylistic innovative strength, but is also committed to structural change within the fashion industry.
“I see Jean Paul Gaultier as a genius and part of a generation that came in, so that people like we can go through and be able to go through who we are. The fact that I can now take on the role of the creative director is an honor,” adds Lantink.
Jean Paul Gaultier appoints Duran Lantink as creative director
The Dutch designer is known for his innovative approach, in which sustainability, inclusivity and experiment are the focus. He recently won the International Woolmark Prize 2025 with a complete collection that was designed with merino wool.
Lantink completed his studies in 2013 at the Dutch art school Gerrit Rietveld Academy with a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion, followed by a master at the Sandberg Institutut in 2017. A year later, he gained worldwide awareness with the iconic ‘Vulva Pants’, which he designed for the artist Janelle Monáe – a extremely design, the symbolically for his provocative and playful Handwriting.
In 2019 he founded his label of the same name, with which he focuses on radical upcycling: the transformation of existing clothing and materials into new, unique designs. Already in 2016 he won a Dutch Design Award, followed by a praising mention at the International Fashion Showcase.
His international recognition has increased rapidly in recent years. In October 2023, he made his debut in the official calendar of the Paris Fashion Week. Shortly thereafter, he won the Andam Special Prize, followed by the prestigious Karl Lagerfeld Prize as part of the LVMH youth price 2024. In the same year he was included in the list of the most influential people in fashion by the specialist magazine The Business of Fashion.
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