Designer Jean Paul Gaultier decided to hold a tribute to singer Amy Winehouse today by presenting a catwalk collection of clothing in which all of the models were dressed up to look like Amy complete with thick black eyeliner and mountainous black wigs with spilling curls. The family of the deceased singer was very critical of the designer’s timing for the collection. According to The Sun in the U.K., the singer’s father Mitch was very upset about the exploitation of his daughter’s image to sell clothing as was close friend Kelly Osborne who claimed the show to be evil. Her father was upset to see black veils on models, smoking cigarettes while Barbershop quartets sang big Winehouse hits like “Rehab” in the background.
Still if you look at this show you will see a lot of beauty came out of a great deal of tragedy. The clothes are very forties/rockabilly in style worn with very high platform shoes. Featured items include a high waisted satin skirt that flows to mid-calf worn with black vinyl wristbands and a white shirt, a green and orange house-coat dress, vinyl bustiers and see-through striped shirts.
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