Jean Paul Gaultier bids farewell to ready-to-wear line

French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier says goodbye to his ready-to-wear collection to focus on other aspects of the brand.

The designer announced earlier this month that he was putting an end to the women's and men's ready-to-wear departments and for his final show, he paid tribute to fashion editors.

The show that happened recently showcased a collection channelling the five famed fashion figures iconic looks, reports telegraph.co.uk.

The 62-year-old replicated the images of prolific editors who have championed his work.

The looks of French Vogue's Emmanuelle Alt, Italian Vogue's Franca Sozzani, US Vogue's Grace Coddington, former French Vogue editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld and British fashion journalist Suzy Menkes all made an appearance on the catwalk.

The elaborate farewell show also held a mock beauty pageant and model Coco Rocha was crowned the winner.

The legendary designer recently revealed he wanted to put a stop to the collections in order to focus his attention on the label's fragrances, haute couture and other unspecified projects.

"After more than 38 years spent producing men's and women's ready-to-wear collections, it seems to us that the time has come to stop some of our activities and to concentrate principally on the development of the haute couture, of perfumes and to certain collaborations that I have not yet had time to explore," he previously said.

"For some time, I have found true fulfilment in working on the haute couture and it allows me to express my creativity and my taste for research and experimentation. This is a new beginning; I will be able to express again my creativity fully and without constraints," he added.