Breaking the Fourth Wall–Jean Paul Gaultier smacks against a brick wall for the fall/winter 2012 season and the results are fantastic. With dress universes colliding as usual for the designer, the collection finds its voice in the culmination of dapper elegance, rural simplicity and urban decadence. Beginning the show with suiting and sportswear blended seamlessly together and dressed in a striking brick print, Gaultier spent the remainder of the collection demonstrating that glitz can co-exist with everyday function. From tattooed shirting and camouflaged suiting separates to more common garments such as the hooded sweatshirt, Jean Paul Gaultier delivered character in spades, laced with substance and style.
