Gaultier uses 'size 20' model
JEAN-PAUL Gaultier caused a storm in Paris last night by sending a plus-size model down the catwalk.
As controversy raged on about the use of size 0 models, the French designer made his own statement about beauty.
The woman - a New Yorker named Velvet - shocked the skinny front row fashionistas in a daring black basque, stockings and suspenders.
Strutting her sizable stuff, the curvy catwalk queen was also used to model bridal wear in Gaultier's Spring/Summer 06 show last year.
So why did the designer flout fashion's first rule and ditch the beanpole babes?
"Jean-Paul wanted to show beauty can be universal," said a spokesperson for the fashion house.
"He thinks all women are beautiful and aims to challenge society's beauty stereotypes."
"That's why he featured Velvet and a much older model in the show."
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