It was a starry affair as London-based Irish designer Simone Rocha today unveiled her collection for luxury fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier, at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
Kylie Jenner, Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford, Anna Wintour and more were among the guests invited, most of them wearing stunning designs by Rocha.
Rocha is the latest designer to come on board as a guest designer for the fashion house, following in the footsteps of Haider Ackermann, Olivier Rousteing and more.
Held in the dramatic and romantic setting of Gaultier's own headquarters, a Belle Époque building that features vaulted ceilings and intricate plasterwork, Rocha's collection melded both her own ethereal sensibilities with Gaultier's sultry take on femininity.
Rocha worked with elements from the Gaultier archive, such as his extensive collection of bodices and corsets that defined his style.
Speaking to British Vogue, Rocha said: ""I wanted to make something that was attractive, provocative, playful, sensual, feminine and strong.
"Haute couture is historical and romantic, and even some of my collections play on these qualities, so it's about introducing modernity, reality, an almost scientific approach to this project, to push it forward for today."
Rocha also brought her appreciation for materials to the collection, and especially for Irish textiles, using vintage Irish lace coated with silver in one of her designs. Other details from the collection include clear platform heels studded with a single pearl, tulle dresses covered in crystals and Rocha's take on Gaultier's signature sailor look, adding a silk sailor's hat and Breton top created using sheer panels and lines of black bows.
Kylie Jenner made a dazzling entrance, wearing a white corset dress with exposed boning in the bodice and overlayed with ethereal tulle. She wore the towering clear platform heels, and had her hair styled into a romantic and tousled curly style.
Click through the gallery above to see more celebrity looks from the show.
