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Fashion United
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion United
Duran Lantink wins Mode Stipendium 2025
Designer Duran Lantink is the winner of the Mode Stipendium 2025. This was announced May 7 during an award ceremony in the artists' village Ruigoord, near Amsterdam. The Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium consists of a sum of 50,000 euros, made available by an anonymous donor, and a challenge trophy designed by Atelier Ted Noten. The Dutch Fashion Foundation is a partner in the implementation of the grant and supervises the selection and presentation of the award. The jury selected Lantink in November 2024. He spent the prize money on his 'Duranimal' show, which was presented last March during Paris Fashion Week. Lantink is a Dutch fashion designer known for his avant-garde and sustainable designs. He began his career by upcycling vintage and unsold garments from luxury brands, creating unique, reconstructed pieces. His work has received international recognition, with celebrities such as Beyoncé, Doja Cat and Janelle Monáe wearing his creations. In 2024, Lantink received the Karl Lagerfeld Special Jury Prize from LVMH, and in 2025 he won the International Woolmark Prize. In April 2025, the designer was appointed creative director of the French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier. Cultuurfonds director, Cathelijne Broers, responded: 'Duran Lantink is a fashion designer and artist of global stature. His experimental, sustainable upcycling and socially critical designs dress both celebrities, like Beyoncé, and vulnerable trans women in South Africa. This makes him an inspiring role model in the fashion industry and the ideal winner of the Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium. I am delighted that the prize has been a springboard to Paris. Congratulations, Duran!' Dutch Fashion Foundation director, Angélique Westerhof, added: 'Duran Lantink has already been widely praised internationally with words such as rebel, visionary, non-conformist, a fearless original, and all this with that one important ingredient: humour. In five years, he has managed to develop on Dutch soil into the creative comet that is now breaking through international barriers and may shine in Paris as the new énfant terrible at a legendary fashion house. The presentation of the fourteenth Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium was a celebration for intimates, a wonderful look back at and celebration of his impressive oeuvre. As the latest standard-bearer of Dutch fashion, Duran Lantink does his predecessors credit.' Lantink, recipient of the 14th Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium, responded gratefully: 'I am extremely grateful for the award of the Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium; it is a great support for me and my team. You really need that support to make an impact at the level of Paris Fashion Week. Apart from that, the celebration of the award means a lot to me, to celebrate together with everyone who has contributed to my adventure - my dream - that it has succeeded! Making an impact, it is possible!' To mark the award, work by Lantink can be seen in the online Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium Virtual Gallery from Thursday, May 8. About Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium The Mode Stipendium has been an initiative of an anonymous donor via the Cultuurfonds since 2011, formerly the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. The prize is intended for advanced Dutch designers who help determine the fashion image nationally and internationally with their own signature. The grant offers them space for further growth of their label. Previous winners include Camiel Fortgens, Mohamed Benchellal, Maison the Faux, Claes Iversen, Spijkers & Spijkers, Jan Taminiau and Iris van Herpen. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
Express Tribune
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Duran Lantink appointed as new permannet creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier
Another major fashion shake-up has arrived. Dutch designer Duran Lantink has officially been appointed the permanent creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier, making history as the first sole successor to the legendary designer himself. Originally rumored to be JPG's next guest couture collaborator following Ludovic de Saint Sernin's spring/summer 2025 show inspired by a shipwreck, Lantink's appointment signals a major shift. Instead of continuing the brand's three-year rotation of guest designers, Gaultier is handing over the reins for good. Both designers announced the news on Instagram, offering fans a glimpse into the emotional weight of the moment. Jean Paul Gaultier himself praised Lantink's vision: 'I see in him the energy, the audacity, and playful spirit through fashion that I had at the beginning of my own journey: the new enfant terrible of fashion. Welcome, Duran.' Lantink shared a personal throwback: a photo of his 11-year-old self in The Hague wearing his very first JPG beanie. 'I was totally obsessed,' he wrote. 'Had no clue I'd end up leading the house today!' Long admired in fashion circles for his experimental tailoring and deconstructed, sustainability-forward designs, Lantink has recently gained broader industry recognition. His fall/winter 2025 show made waves online, most notably for the viral moment a breastplate bounced down the runway, sparking a mix of laughter and debate during the notoriously serious fashion month. Earlier this month, his career got another boost when he was awarded the International Woolmark Prize, presented by none other than Donatella Versace. The prize comes with a $300,000 AUD (approx. $195,000) grant and signaled Lantink's arrival on the global fashion stage. His appointment couldn't have come at a better time for the Gaultier brand, which has seen a resurgence among Gen Z over the last few years. During the pandemic, vintage Jean Paul Gaultier pieces exploded in popularity resale prices tripled, and the archive gained a cult following on social media. However, aside from capsule collections with designers like Glenn Martens and Shayne Oliver, the house had mostly been recycling its past. Now, with Lantink's bold and surrealist aesthetic, the maison is looking ahead. His tenure will bring not only a new couture vision but also the return of Jean Paul Gaultier's ready-to-wear—which has been on pause since 2015. According to an official brand announcement, Lantink will debut his first prêt-à-porter collection in September 2025 for Spring/Summer 2026, followed by his first couture show in January 2026. Fashion insiders and fans alike are already buzzing. With Lantink's radical style, offbeat humor, and deep-rooted love for the Gaultier legacy, this new chapter may prove to be the house's most exciting era yet.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jean Paul Gaultier names Dutch designer Duran Lantink as permanent successor
French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier has appointed Dutch designer Duran Lantink as its permanent creative director, effectively ending the 'collaborative era' in place since the departure of the brand's namesake designer in 2020. 'I consider Jean-Paul Gaultier a genius and part of a generation that kicked down the doors, so people like us can walk freely and be who were without an apology', Lantink said in a statement. 'To now step into the role of Creative Director is a true honour.' Lantink will present his first ready-to-wear collection for Gaultier during the Paris RTW women's fashion week in September 2025. His debut haute couture collection will be unveiled in January 2026. Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier had stepped down from the runway in 2020, putting an end to a designing career that had started in 1976 and was marked by irreverence and bold choices. Following his departure, his house had adopted a rotating model, appointing guest designers for each haute couture season. Chitose Abe, Olivier Rousteing, Haider Ackermann and Ludovic de Saint-Sernin, among others, all stepped in to temporarily leave their mark on the brand. New appointee Duran Lantink first rose to prominence in 2018 when he created the 'vagina pants' worn by American singer Janelle Monáe in her 'Pynk' music video. The 37-year-old designer, based between Amsterdam and Paris, has since become known for his sustainable approach to fashion through his use of upcycled materials. Stars from Billie Eilish to Lizzo and Beyoncé have worn is designs. Lantink has won several prizes in the last few years, including the 2024 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers and the 2025 International Woolmark Prize, which recognises innovative rising creators. During his latest show at Paris Fashion Week A/W 25 in March, Lantink presented designs that explored animality and gender identity. On the runway, a male model paraded in silicon breasts, while a female model wore a top made to look like a male torso, showcasing Lantink's fluid approach to gender norms. His creations caused a sensation, like those of Jean-Paul Gaultier before him. 'I see in him the energy, audacity and playful spirit through fashion that I had at the beginning of my own journey: the new enfant terrible of fashion. Welcome, Duran', said Gaultier.
CNN
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
From chiseled six-packs to sharp cheekbones, prosthetics are on the rise in fashion
For his Fall-Winter 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week, Dutch designer Duran Lantink continued to break the mold with his offbeat designs. Set in an office space that wouldn't look out of place in the science fiction thriller 'Severance,' the collection featured silhouettes with warped proportions, as well as eye-catching styles that included zany animal prints and butt-revealing jeans. But it was two prosthetic torsos that stole the show. First, was a chiseled six-pack sported by model Mica Argañaraz. Then came the buxom climax: Chandler Frye, an emerging male model, wore a pair of big, bouncing breasts. Videos of Lantink's outrageous antics racked up millions of views on social media as commenters argued over whether it championed gender-fluidity or ridiculed femininity. For Lantink, it was about toying with the idea of humans as dolls. 'I love the idea of women as action figures,' he wrote in the show notes. Perhaps so, but it also tapped into a growing trend on the runways: prosthetics. In recent seasons, fashion brands including Martine Rose, Collina Strada and Balenciaga have used implants, masks and 3D makeup techniques to transform models into animals, aliens and cyborgs. Most memorably, Stockholm-based fashion label Avavav, known for its madcap latex creations, made a wearable replica of Kim Kardashian's backside out of silicone. '(Designers are using) prosthetics to challenge beauty norms and explore transformation and identity, creating a broader cultural narrative,' said Tanya Noor, a course leader of the Hair, Makeup and Prosthetics for Performance undergraduate program at London College of Fashion, over an email. The oldest known medical prosthetics (two artificial toes) date back to ancient Egypt, where they were used as walking aids. Approximately 300 years later, in 300BC, came the first known prosthetic leg; made from bronze and wood, it was thought to have been worn by a Roman nobleman. Following the American Civil War in 1860, more advanced wooden limbs with rubber cushioning were created to meet the needs of new amputees. Then, prosthetics were adopted for the purpose of art and entertainment. At the dawn of cinema, in 1895, prosthetics were created through a crude concoction of materials including gum, cotton and wax. By the 1930s, the invention of foam latex saw rubber masks become commercially available for the first time thanks to prop maker Don Post, earning him the moniker 'The Godfather of Halloween.' For the first time, lifelike faces were readily available for both performers and punters. Elsewhere, prosthetics came to play a key role in the art form of drag, where performers use prosthetic breastplates and hip pads to show varying forms of femininity. Today, the results are more striking than ever: the 2024 horror film 'The Substance' won an Oscar for the prosthetics worn by actors Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley to achieve visceral looks (though Qualley later revealed that the prosthetics caused her skin damage that took a year to recover). They've become a bigger part of red carpet fashion, too. Malina Stearns, a special effects makeup artist, masterminded Doja Cat's look at the 2023 Met Gala, where the popstar embodied Karl Lagerfeld's beloved cat in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown and facial prosthetics. Stearns has also worked with musicians on other creations including the alien that featured in Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 VMAs performance, SZA's bug-eyed album cover and the crocodile-inspired cheeks and chest pieces worn by Doechii. Lantink isn't the only one to use prosthetics to subvert gender norms, either. 'I've applied many fake boobs to men and vice versa,' Stearns said, over email. While materials such as latex are still industry standard when it comes to prosthetics, 3D scanning and printing is allowing for even more complex creations. And fashion, increasingly taking cues from the world of entertainment, is now raiding its props department. In 2019, Balenciaga worked with makeup artist Inge Grognard to create extremely accentuated cheekbones and pouts on the models who walked its runway show. Visual artist and photographer Nadia Lee Cohen used an array of prosthetics, wigs and costumes to change into 33 characters for her 2022 'HELLO My Name Is' project, as she reimagined the person behind each name tag found in a thrift shop. Meanwhile, drag queen Alexis Stone regularly attends Paris Fashion Week as a different celebrity doppelganger each season (most recently, she transformed into Adele, a process which took six weeks of research, sculpting and makeup). A longtime proponent of prosthetics, makeup artist and entrepreneur Isamaya Ffrench has turned models into elfin-eared creatures for Burberry; extraterrestrials for Paco Rabanne; and animals for Collina Strada. 'The (Spring-Summer 2023) show was about breaking down the artificial barriers we put up between ourselves and the planet. So, the idea of transforming models into these hybrid human-animals just felt right,' said Collina Strada's founder Hillary Taymour over email. The prosthetics were purchased from a props studio, and then hand-painted and pierced, to 'feel organic and slightly uncanny,' said Taymour. She had hoped for them to be 'wearable in a high-fashion way' and not come across as gimmicky or party shop fodder. 'These weren't just masks; they were full-on transformations,' she said. When used in fashion, prosthetics have served as commentary on a reality where fillers and facelifts have become more commonplace. Martine Rose sent models with fake noses down the runway at Milan Fashion Week last June in a bid to challenge Eurocentric beauty standards. 'The first thing you see in people is often their nose. And it is often the first thing they change about themselves,' she told Vogue. However, Stearns observed that while a 'plastic surgery look is always popular and people want to enhance (their appearance),' the rise of prosthetics in fashion may have more to do with 'art than cosmetics.' While cosmetics procedures are typically undertaken discreetly to enhance or conceal features, the prosthetics used on the runway are frequently designed to be noticed — a key draw for designers vying to create standout, scroll-stopping moments. 'The desire to create eye-catching content and viral moments lends itself well to the combination of fashion and prosthetics,' Noor said. Taymour views prosthetics as a canvas for artistic expression. 'Fashion has always been about identity play, but prosthetics take it to another level,' she said. 'They let us completely rewrite the human form — why stop at styling clothes when you can style bodies?' Mollie Gibb, a lecturer of the aforementioned hair, makeup and prosthetics course in London, echoed this sentiment, saying that prosthetics are a way for hair and makeup artists to create looks 'in line with the statements that the clothes are making.' Some practical and progressive solutions have appeared on the runway. Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 1999 show featured a Paralympic athlete and double amputee wearing carved prosthetic legs. More recently, emerging designer Zhongzhi Ding created jeans with a built-in penis (complete with a workable urethral) made from sponge. They were inspired by Tom of Finland, an artist known for creating highly masculinized homoerotic art, and aimed at transgender men who want to wear gender-affirming clothing. Ding linked the rising interest in prosthetics to body image anxiety. Over email, he shared his belief that 'in the future, (there will be) a demand for prosthetics targeting more body parts.' For the most part, though, prosthetics in fashion remain a work of fantasy over utility. Taymour thinks there's scope for prosthetics to 'go beyond just the face and hands' and 'be used in full silhouette transformations' that also include dynamic movement. 'Right now, a lot of prosthetics are static, but imagine if they had animatronics or soft robotics built in — like a dress that breathes or a tail that sways,' she mused. 'Fashion should always have a sense of fantasy, so let's take it even further.'
CNN
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
From chiseled six-packs to sharp cheekbones, prosthetics are on the rise in fashion
For his Fall-Winter 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week, Dutch designer Duran Lantink continued to break the mold with his offbeat designs. Set in an office space that wouldn't look out of place in the science fiction thriller 'Severance,' the collection featured silhouettes with warped proportions, as well as eye-catching styles that included zany animal prints and butt-revealing jeans. But it was two prosthetic torsos that stole the show. First, was a chiseled six-pack sported by model Mica Argañaraz. Then came the buxom climax: Chandler Frye, an emerging male model, wore a pair of big, bouncing breasts. Videos of Lantink's outrageous antics racked up millions of views on social media as commenters argued over whether it championed gender-fluidity or ridiculed femininity. For Lantink, it was about toying with the idea of humans as dolls. 'I love the idea of women as action figures,' he wrote in the show notes. Perhaps so, but it also tapped into a growing trend on the runways: prosthetics. In recent seasons, fashion brands including Martine Rose, Collina Strada and Balenciaga have used implants, masks and 3D makeup techniques to transform models into animals, aliens and cyborgs. Most memorably, Stockholm-based fashion label Avavav, known for its madcap latex creations, made a wearable replica of Kim Kardashian's backside out of silicone. '(Designers are using) prosthetics to challenge beauty norms and explore transformation and identity, creating a broader cultural narrative,' said Tanya Noor, a course leader of the Hair, Makeup and Prosthetics for Performance undergraduate program at London College of Fashion, over an email. The oldest known medical prosthetics (two artificial toes) date back to ancient Egypt, where they were used as walking aids. Approximately 300 years later, in 300BC, came the first known prosthetic leg; made from bronze and wood, it was thought to have been worn by a Roman nobleman. Following the American Civil War in 1860, more advanced wooden limbs with rubber cushioning were created to meet the needs of new amputees. Then, prosthetics were adopted for the purpose of art and entertainment. At the dawn of cinema, in 1895, prosthetics were created through a crude concoction of materials including gum, cotton and wax. By the 1930s, the invention of foam latex saw rubber masks become commercially available for the first time thanks to prop maker Don Post, earning him the moniker 'The Godfather of Halloween.' For the first time, lifelike faces were readily available for both performers and punters. Elsewhere, prosthetics came to play a key role in the art form of drag, where performers use prosthetic breastplates and hip pads to show varying forms of femininity. Today, the results are more striking than ever: the 2024 horror film 'The Substance' won an Oscar for the prosthetics worn by actors Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley to achieve visceral looks (though Qualley later revealed that the prosthetics caused her skin damage that took a year to recover). They've become a bigger part of red carpet fashion, too. Malina Stearns, a special effects makeup artist, masterminded Doja Cat's look at the 2023 Met Gala, where the popstar embodied Karl Lagerfeld's beloved cat in a custom Oscar de la Renta gown and facial prosthetics. Stearns has also worked with musicians on other creations including the alien that featured in Sabrina Carpenter's 2024 VMAs performance, SZA's bug-eyed album cover and the crocodile-inspired cheeks and chest pieces worn by Doechii. Lantink isn't the only one to use prosthetics to subvert gender norms, either. 'I've applied many fake boobs to men and vice versa,' Stearns said, over email. While materials such as latex are still industry standard when it comes to prosthetics, 3D scanning and printing is allowing for even more complex creations. And fashion, increasingly taking cues from the world of entertainment, is now raiding its props department. In 2019, Balenciaga worked with makeup artist Inge Grognard to create extremely accentuated cheekbones and pouts on the models who walked its runway show. Visual artist and photographer Nadia Lee Cohen used an array of prosthetics, wigs and costumes to change into 33 characters for her 2022 'HELLO My Name Is' project, as she reimagined the person behind each name tag found in a thrift shop. Meanwhile, drag queen Alexis Stone regularly attends Paris Fashion Week as a different celebrity doppelganger each season (most recently, she transformed into Adele, a process which took six weeks of research, sculpting and makeup). A longtime proponent of prosthetics, makeup artist and entrepreneur Isamaya Ffrench has turned models into elfin-eared creatures for Burberry; extraterrestrials for Paco Rabanne; and animals for Collina Strada. 'The (Spring-Summer 2023) show was about breaking down the artificial barriers we put up between ourselves and the planet. So, the idea of transforming models into these hybrid human-animals just felt right,' said Collina Strada's founder Hillary Taymour over email. The prosthetics were purchased from a props studio, and then hand-painted and pierced, to 'feel organic and slightly uncanny,' said Taymour. She had hoped for them to be 'wearable in a high-fashion way' and not come across as gimmicky or party shop fodder. 'These weren't just masks; they were full-on transformations,' she said. When used in fashion, prosthetics have served as commentary on a reality where fillers and facelifts have become more commonplace. Martine Rose sent models with fake noses down the runway at Milan Fashion Week last June in a bid to challenge Eurocentric beauty standards. 'The first thing you see in people is often their nose. And it is often the first thing they change about themselves,' she told Vogue. However, Stearns observed that while a 'plastic surgery look is always popular and people want to enhance (their appearance),' the rise of prosthetics in fashion may have more to do with 'art than cosmetics.' While cosmetics procedures are typically undertaken discreetly to enhance or conceal features, the prosthetics used on the runway are frequently designed to be noticed — a key draw for designers vying to create standout, scroll-stopping moments. 'The desire to create eye-catching content and viral moments lends itself well to the combination of fashion and prosthetics,' Noor said. Taymour views prosthetics as a canvas for artistic expression. 'Fashion has always been about identity play, but prosthetics take it to another level,' she said. 'They let us completely rewrite the human form — why stop at styling clothes when you can style bodies?' Mollie Gibb, a lecturer of the aforementioned hair, makeup and prosthetics course in London, echoed this sentiment, saying that prosthetics are a way for hair and makeup artists to create looks 'in line with the statements that the clothes are making.' Some practical and progressive solutions have appeared on the runway. Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 1999 show featured a Paralympic athlete and double amputee wearing carved prosthetic legs. More recently, emerging designer Zhongzhi Ding created jeans with a built-in penis (complete with a workable urethral) made from sponge. They were inspired by Tom of Finland, an artist known for creating highly masculinized homoerotic art, and aimed at transgender men who want to wear gender-affirming clothing. Ding linked the rising interest in prosthetics to body image anxiety. Over email, he shared his belief that 'in the future, (there will be) a demand for prosthetics targeting more body parts.' For the most part, though, prosthetics in fashion remain a work of fantasy over utility. Taymour thinks there's scope for prosthetics to 'go beyond just the face and hands' and 'be used in full silhouette transformations' that also include dynamic movement. 'Right now, a lot of prosthetics are static, but imagine if they had animatronics or soft robotics built in — like a dress that breathes or a tail that sways,' she mused. 'Fashion should always have a sense of fantasy, so let's take it even further.'
