Jean Paul Gaultier Loves His Ancient Muses | Kendall Jenner Channels Venus AOC Fashion

British Vogue reports that Kendall Jenner has added a new piece of vintage Jean Paul Gaultier to her vast collection. The prize fashion acquisition is an archival Venus De Milo halter neck dress from the spring/summer 1999 collection, sourced through Opulent Addict.

At Home in Paris with ‘Venus de Milo’

The ‘Venus de Milo’ statue now lives armless at the Louvre in Paris, on display permanently after being discovered on the island of Milos, Greece in 1820. Scholars believe that the statue was created during the Helenistic period, sometime between 150 and 125 BC by Alexandros of Antioch.

‘Venus de Milo’ is larger than life, at 6’8” tall before being placed on a pedestal.

Blueblood or Not?

In 2003 The Smithsonian Magazine shared an in-depth investigation of the full story about the ‘Venus de Milo’ statue, once she was ‘adopted’ by the French.

Jean Paul Gaultier Adores Museum Artworks and Botticelli

Jean Paul Gaultier ‘LE MUSÉE’ Collection Capsule Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina AOC Fashion

In Spring 2022 the designer released a ‘LE MUSÉE’ ready-to-wear capsule in a campaign lensed by Elizaveta Porodina [IG] with creative direction by Florence Tétier [IG].

Museum artworks that inspired the Spring 2022 ready-to-wear capsule were ‘The Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo (1512), ‘The Three Graces’ by Rubens and the iconic ‘Birth of Venus’ by Botticelli (1485).