Fashion designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin stepped in to design Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture Wednesday at Paris Couture Week, reinterpreting the house’s legacy with a collection steeped in his signature aesthetic of eroticism,

Ludovic de Saint Sernin navigates uncharted waters in his first Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture collection. Le Naufrage turned the runway into a maritime fable, where each look became a character in a chronicle lost at sea.

This is a match made in heaven,” said Rick Owens, who came to see how Ludovic de Saint Sernin would interpret the haute couture legacy of Jean Paul Gaultier. With the inimitable Michèle Lamy and Tyrone Dylan by his side,

They lose control of the boat and they all land on the shore. Then they come out onto the runway,” the designer said of his vision for spring 2025.