Amy Winehouse-Inspired Show Upsets Family

Last week, Jean Paul Gaultier’s show paid tribute to Amy Winehouse, as models dawned the late singer’s signature beehive hairstyle and eye makeup, but not everyone viewed the tribute as such.

The soulful singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, told British Vogue, “It portrays a view of Amy when she was not at her best and glamorizes some of the more upsetting times in he life. That’s upsetting for her family.” 

Described as a celebration of Winehouse’s impact on fashion by Gaultier, the clothing featured in the show will not be retailed. But Mitch Winehouse said, “This is purely about Gaultier making money,” also mentioning that a donation should have been made in Amy’s name.

“She was an icon of fashion and, truly, the sense of how she mixed the clothes, it was great,” Gaultier said about Winehouse. “It was very eighties, but we did it in a very modern way. It was joyous.”

With everything about Amy Winehouse touching the fashion world, it will be interesting to see how her family responds to future tributes or dedications.

Text Quamé A. Hamlin 
Image GoRunway/VOGUE.com 
Source British Vogue