Jean Paul Gaultier Leaves Hermes

Jean Paul Gaultier has announced he will be saying Goodbye to being the creative director of Hermes, his last show will be in October for the latest collection... It will be sad to see him leave Hermes will continue its 45% shareholders in Gaultier's own label.

Jean Paul Gaultier statement was as follows

"After seven fruitful years of creative partnership, Hermès and Jean-Paul Gaultier artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear, have decided to bring to an end their collaboration allowing Jean-Paul Gaultier to concentrate on his own projects, the spring-summer 2011 collection to be revealed in October 2010 will be the last collection created by Jean-Paul Gaultier for Hermès. Hermès is deeply grateful to Jean-Paul Gaultier for his outstanding creative contribution during these seven years.”

Sources:

Vogue.co.uk, Front-row-view