What happens when two pop culture phenomenons fuse, one a titan of music, one a force of fashion? Lil Nas X and Jean Paul Gaultier can give us an idea of the answer.

In celebration of Lil Nas X’s long-awaited debut album, Montero, the French designer is joining together with the American pop-star to release a limited edition mesh top, putting a contemporary spin on the iconic 90s staple—and no one is doing contemporary like Lil Nas X. 

A total of 666 pieces make up then collection (fitting, when considering Gaultier’s goth-glam aesthetic and Lil Nas X’s heaven-versus-hell motif woven through the album), focusing on the aligning dark-glitz aesthetics of both collaborators, remixing 1994’s debut top for 2021. 

The new version, inspired by an archive print from JPG’s SS 2001 collection, merges unadulterated camp with LGBTQI+ imagery, making it intrinsically Lil Nas X, even borrowing from his mytho-fantasy realm in an expression of artistic creation and unapologetic acceptance.

In all, the dynamic collaboration between the singer and the designer is seemingly inevitable: both are trailblazers in their industry, with Jean Paul Gaultier shaking 20th century Parisian fashion and originating the man-skirt, not to mention being one of the first openly gay designers, an openness at once inspiring and shocking—a parallel to Lil Nas X. 

A match made in heaven (or, in the spirit of Montero, hell) classifies the limitless spirits of Lil Nas X and JPG as one of the most radical and expression fashion collaborations of the moment, indisputably stylish and irrevocably irreverent.

The 666-piece limited edition collection is on sale exclusively now at lilnasx.jeanpaulgaultier.com.