Hermes Creative Director and fashion forward designer, Jean-Paul Gaultier has created both a limited edition ‘Prêt-à-porter’ bottle for Evian water and an ‘Haute Couture’ version (a collaboration with french crystal Baccarat) that yielded 5 exclusive bottles, each named after a major city.The Evian Pret-a-Porter, or ready-to-wear, Bottle by Jean Paul Gaultier possesses a style that is: “classic, yet modern all at once”. Adorned with a pattern of interlocking snowflakes, the bottle recalls the crisp, icy mountain tops of the French Alps from which Evian Natural Spring Water is derived. Magnified by a unique colour so much known to Gaultier, the majestic blue of the oversized logo and the understated print of the designer's name offers a subtle reminder of a stylish mariner, a mariner that could so easily be found on the shores of Lake Geneva, which the town of Evian borders.above: the pret-a-porter bottles by Jean Gaultier are available through the shop evian site or at a number of retailers.After the pure lines of the 'Prêt-a-Porter' 2009 limited edition bottle designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, Evian invites you to discover the Haute Couture collection that the fashion designer has created exclusively for them.Below are the five bottles (please click on the images to enlarge).The London Bottle comes complete with crystal tray and goblets:The magic of crystal comes into its own with each new creation. This exquisite element seems to transform beneath our very eyes: delicate sparkling droplets, a precious undulating pool, light airy bubbles …. Each offers its own subtle and joyful tribute to the purity and exquisiteness of Evian natural spring water.The Moscow Bottle has crystal 'drops' cascading down the side creating a crystal puddle:These 5 unique works of art designed by Jean Paul Gaultier have been crafted at the prestigious House of Baccarat, where the know-how perfected over three centuries of craftsmanship experience has been devoted to these exceptional pieces.The New York Bottle has crystal bubbles gathering at the top and base:The Melbourne bottle has drips gathering at the top, cascading down the sides and clustered at the base:The Tokyo Bottle (note the mirrored reflection of the logo in the crystal puddle):All 5 bottles haute collection bottles will tour the world making appearances at high end stores and then will be auctioned off .They will return home to France in March to be sold during a special charity auction to raise money for the RAMSAR convention whose work to preserve wetlands around the world has been supported by Evian for the past 10 years.This is not the first time that special limited edition bottles have been created by designers for Evian. In 2008, Christian Lacroix's bottles for Evian last year also consisted of a pret-a-porter version:... and a haute couture version (below) , that when auctioned off, remains the priciest bottle of water ever sold, $23,000.00 USD.Press Release:Evian Unveils Haute Couture Collection by Jean Paul Gaultier
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