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French Model, 50, Rocks Runway in Gaultier Show

Iconic '80s supermodel makes one-off return for couture week

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2009 3:16 AM CST

(Newser) – French supermodel Inès de Fressange stole the show as Jean Paul Gaultier showed off his couture collection in Paris yesterday, AFP reports. The 50-year-old Fressange, an iconic model of the '80s but long absent from the catwalk, drew applause from the crowd as she appeared in a body-hugging black gown.

Gaultier said Fressange was ideal for showing off his sensual Spanish-themed designs and to demonstrate models "are not just 14-year-olds," and that there is no age "barrier to beauty." Fressange was moved by the warm reception but said the return to the catwalk was a one-off.  "This is not my job anymore," she said.

French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier follows French model Ines de la Fressange after the presentation of his Haute Couture spring-summer 2009 collection in Paris yesterday.
French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier follows French model Ines de la Fressange after the presentation of his Haute Couture spring-summer 2009 collection in Paris yesterday.   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier rushes to hug French model Ines de la Fressange after the presentation of his Haute Couture spring-summer 2009 collection in Paris yesterday,
French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier rushes to hug French model Ines de la Fressange after the presentation of his Haute Couture spring-summer 2009 collection in Paris yesterday,   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
French model Ines de la Fressange arrives with her daughters Line and Violette at the French premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire in 2005 in Paris.
French model Ines de la Fressange arrives with her daughters Line and Violette at the French premiere of 'Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" in 2005 in Paris.   (Getty Images)
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Guest
Jan 28, 2009 9:36 PM CST
Thanks for the useless photos, guys... You expect me to go Google this gal to see what she actually looks like?... Non, merci.

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