’s Friedrichstadt-Palast features mirror balls sharpened into cone bras, wacky inflatable costumes bobbing around a vast swimming pool, and roughly 100 million Swarovski crystals — one weighing 400 pounds.“Each time it’s a new story, and that means you need to find something else, something different,” he said. “So creativity is involved, definitely. And that is very exciting.
Lo and behold, he falls through “the gray asphalt of civilization” into a “hidden garden of love” where he experiences “the eternal human dream of a better world,” according to the theater.Enter Gaultier, who sketched colorful, otherworldly sets — some wet, some dry — and more than 400 costumes that bring the story to life.“I tried to make what I felt was best for each character,” he said. “We also had to create an atmosphere and ensure a visual impact.
And as was always the case at his energetic runway shows, each outfit is matched to strikingly original hairstyles and makeup — or jarringly juxtaposed, as in the powdered Marie-Antoinette wigs paired with biker leathers in one scene of “Falling | In Love.”“I was interested in collaborating with some people whose work I love,” Gaultier said.
“I thought that they could be fabulous for this show. I like how they look, and how they present themselves because their expression is unique and gives some emotion that I am not able to give,” Gaultier said. “I think they bring something very interesting for that show.”“I love her work, she’s a real artist,” Gaultier enthused of the 45 looks she created for the stage. “It’s truly something that’s perfect for a show like this — it’s beyond fashion, and truly creative.
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