FW94 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER WORLD MAP PATENT LEATHER CROSSBODY BAG

The Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 1994–1995 Le Grand Voyage collection was a spectacular, narrative-driven exploration of global citizenship, famously set inside a simulated train station at Paris's Carrousel du Louvre. Inspired by traditional winter garments from Mongolia, Siberia, Alaska, and Nepal, Gaultier blended historical European costuming with heavily padded parkas, faux fur coats, and rich Tibetan silks to advocate for cross-cultural unity. The world map motif on this patent leather bag directly mirrored this theme of global travel. A major highlight of the presentation was a rare runway appearance by Icelandic musician BJÖRK, who walked the snowy runway in an oversized, layered orange-and-brown ensemble with tribal face painting, epitomizing the collection's nomadic, borderless spirit alongside 1990s supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss.

Crafted from structured black patent leather with a glossy, high-shine finish, the rectangular crossbody features a striking, stylized world map silhouette rendered in a textured, distressed gold foil overlay across the front flap. The minimalist design is accented by a slim, adjustable black leather shoulder strap and a discrete, rectangular gold brass-tone metal logo plate engraved with the centered along the lower front border.

DIMENSIONS
WIDTH - 32cm
HEIGHT - 33cm
DEPTH - 6cm