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collection had not been substantial-- it was 30 or two looks-- yet even within a tighter lineup, there was a feeling of true testing that hasn't been seen in couture since, well, Jean Paul was making it. Couture, after all, is a research laboratory for style in its purest kind, and this was Chitose reviewing her Gaultier, the appearances that inspired her as a young woman in the 80s, the age of JPG's headline-grabbing fantastical shows as well as conelike bras. She did so with respect as well as enjoyment, almost like a child in a candy shop. There were aspects of Gaultier standards-- the blush-pink satin corsetry, the tattoo prints, the utilitarian couture, and also Officer Realness pinstripe suiting, the tartan, the punk pins, the Breton stripes-- and also it was all provided a sacai twist, causing shapes appearing like old-school couture shapes, accumulated through different garments interlaced together and layered over puffs of tulle.The largest and also