3D Printing Hits the Runway in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Latest Collection

3D printing has made its way onto one of fashion’s biggest stages. Jean Paul Gaultier used additive manufacturing (AM) to help create several pieces for its Fall/Winter 2026–2027 Haute Couture collection, which debuted in Paris in July. The collection marked creative director Duran Lantink’s first haute couture collection for the French fashion house, and he used AM to create parts of the garments, including a flexible sculpted bustier, thousands of individual scales, and the structure beneath a feather-covered dress.

French 3D printing service provider Sculpteo worked with the Jean Paul Gaultier team to manufacture the parts, using technologies including selective laser sintering (SLS) and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF). In recent social media posts, Jean Paul Gaultier and Sculpteo have been sha