Tier B · Paris, France
Jean Paul GaultierCreative directors & runway casting
Who is the creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier?
Duran Lantink is Jean Paul Gaultier’s creative director, a role announced in April 2025. Checked 22 October 2026. Jean Paul Gaultier has had 2 creative leads since 1976, each sourced on this page. The Cast Index ledger records 1 verified runway walk for Jean Paul Gaultier, by Alex Consani.
- Creative director
- Duran Lantink
- Since
- 2025
The house’s first permanent creative director since its founder retired from the runway in 2020. Lantink’s haute couture debut was shown in Paris in July 2026.
Checked 22 October 2026 · Puig — First-half 2026 results (30 July 2026) ↗ · All houses
Faces on the ledger
Creative director timeline
Who have been Jean Paul Gaultier’s creative directors?
2 creative leads from 1976 to today. Titles are given as the house used them. Each row links its source. Checked 22 October 2026.
- 1976–2020
Jean Paul Gaultier
Founder and designer
Euronews — Jean Paul Gaultier names Duran Lantink as permanent successor (15 April 2025) ↗
- 2021–2025
Guest couturiers
A different guest designer each haute couture season
- 2025–present
Duran LantinkCurrent
Creative director
Puig — Duran Lantink appointed creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier (15 April 2025) ↗
Ledger
Which models have walked for Jean Paul Gaultier?
The Cast Index ledger records 1 verified walk for Jean Paul Gaultier, including Alex Consani.
- Walked Alex Consani Source ↗
AW26
Paris Fashion Week
Sources
- Puig — First-half 2026 results (30 July 2026) ↗
- Euronews — Jean Paul Gaultier names Duran Lantink as permanent successor (15 April 2025) ↗
- FashionNetwork — Jean Paul Gaultier picks Ludovic de Saint Sernin as next guest designer (23 September 2024) ↗
- Puig — Duran Lantink appointed creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier (15 April 2025) ↗
Each of the 1 ledger walk above links its own published source. Corrections: /corrections.
Jean Paul Gaultier, answered
Who is the creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier?
- Duran Lantink is Jean Paul Gaultier’s creative director, a role announced in April 2025. Checked 22 October 2026.
Who was the creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier before Duran Lantink?
- Before Duran Lantink, Jean Paul Gaultier had no permanent creative director: the founder stepped down from the runway in 2020, and each haute couture collection from 2021 to early 2025 was designed by a different guest designer, among them Chitose Abe, Olivier Rousteing, Haider Ackermann and Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
Who have been Jean Paul Gaultier’s creative directors?
- In order: Jean Paul Gaultier (founder, 1976–2020), Guest couturiers (2021–2025), Duran Lantink (2025–present). Each entry in the timeline on this page links its source.
Which models have walked for Jean Paul Gaultier?
- The Cast Index ledger records 1 verified walk for Jean Paul Gaultier, including Alex Consani.