Jean-Paul Gaultier has produced a high-end lingerie collection for the Italian label La Perla which will be sold from November.

Other than the creator’s beloved lacy corsets, the collection will include underwear “which streams the body’s curves”, extra high-waisted pants and bustiers emphasizing the neck.

It also offers bras and bodices reflecting the cone-shaped chests of Gaultier’s suits created for Madonna in 1990.

Milan Fashion Week kicks off Wednesday in an atmosphere of gloom and doom with some 10 fewer shows in the lineup because of the global financial crisis.

While 95 fashion houses staged shows a year ago, this year’s programme has attracted only 79. A total of 93 brands showed their summer 2009 collections here last September.

I have recently attended La Perla’s fashion show in Hong Kong and I loved it ! This season, the theme is Welcome to Hell !

An exciting journey into Dante’s Inferno, a tour into the wardrobe of a lost angel. Fire and flames on lace, tulle as light as smoke, shiny and voluptuous satin. An ardent style with an unmistakable fragrance of sin.

On the picture above, the model – Jaana – was wearing a black transparent tulle and satin American bra, culotte and Suspender Belt, with mysterious lockets-like oval patterns, accessorized with breathtaking bat wings.

I am not sure if it is available in the US but this is a great Valentine’s Day gift idea for your girl though : )