Jean Paul Gaultier – I don’t think so!
Represent was delighted to stumble on a fashion pic featuring a traditional Zulu rope necklace in the very popular ‘GALA’ magazine in France – the spread was entitled ‘Figures Tribales’, in English ‘Tribal Faces’ …
Wondering how the Parisians will get their hands on a Zulu Rope Necklace in Paris and Marseilles and every other small village on …
the Tour de France, we read the small print, only to find that in fact it is not at all a Zulu Rope necklace, instead, it is a ‘collier’ (necklace) from the very sharpest of designers Jean Paul Gaultier and forms part of his latest HAUTE COUTURE range… which means they will probably be sold for about R1000 – R5000 each. Thats a guestimate.
Speechless and slightly irritated, we did a quick search on the internet to see if we could justify our shock and found the very helpful AFRIART centre, that sells various versions of the Zulu rope necklace for only R46 – R95 each exclusing postage. Mhhmmm we smell a rat.
John Paul Gaultier – we don’t think so!!!
