If you ever wondered what would happen if only the sexy survived a shipwreck, Ludovic de Saint Sernin has your answer.
If a shipwreck ever looked this good, we’d all be jumping overboard. Ludovic de Saint Sernin took the helm at Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture house for Spring 2025, delivering a collection where only the sultry, the ethereal, and the downright mesmerizing made it to shore.
Titled Le Naufrage (“The Shipwreck”), the show was a masterclass in controlled chaos—think sultry pirates, celestial sirens, and aristocrats who’ve braved the storm but kept their couture intact. Inspired by Mylène Farmer and Seal’s Les Mots music video and Gaultier’s iconic 1997 boat-shaped headpiece, de Saint Sernin’s first couture collection was equal parts homage and rebellion.

Feathered gowns floated like lost dreams, latex mermaid dresses clung like second skin, and delicate knit ensembles barely concealed the body in all the right places. A standout moment? A golden-winged angel wearing little more than a swath of blue fabric, nodding to Gaultier’s divine Spring 2007 couture collection. Another fan-favorite? A white gown referencing Absolument Fabuleux, the 2001 French comedy where Gaultier staged a faux fashion show—because what’s couture without a little cinematic flair?

But before the show even started, Kylie Jenner stole the spotlight. She didn’t just sit front row—she walked the runway, marking a rare high-fashion appearance that set the tone for the night. Meanwhile, the star-studded audience was just as eye-catching as the designs themselves. Megan Thee Stallion, Rachel Sennott, Ashley Graham, Lisa Rinna, Hunter Schafer, and even avant-garde fashion god Rick Owens graced the front row, each serving their own bold take on couture realness.
And the hair? Wet, wrecked, and runway-ready. Models strutted with tangled, slick locks as if they had just been swept ashore from a night of high-fashion survival. This wasn’t just a collection—it was a narrative, a fever dream, a shipwreck fantasy where the only rule was look good while doing it.

With Le Naufrage, de Saint Sernin proved he could navigate the unpredictable waters of couture with both reverence and a daring new vision. If this ship is sinking, at least it’s going down in style.