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Jean Paul Gaultier

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About Jean Paul GaultiJean Paul Gaultier was born in Arcueil, Paris on 24th April 1952, He is a fashion designer that has acollections. His specialty is haute couture which translates to high dressmaking or high fashion, wh

using expensive unusual materials, often for a wealthy individual.

He had no previous fashion design training, he made his break by sending sketches he did to variou

got rejected at first from Marc Bohan, the design director at Dior, however he persisted to send his

his 18th birthday he got a reply from the house of Cardin. He met with Pierre Cardin who offered h

assistant.

He is known as the enfant terrible of French fashion, which Is an expression which means someone

with very unorthodox , striking or rebellious ideas/designs. It’s someone who isn’t afraid to shake u

and challenge it.

Infamously known for the cone bra he created for Madonna on her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour, th

of a fashion icon. Gaultier has also worked on costume design for films, including The Fifth Eleme

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About Jean Paul GaultiAt the age of 13 he was creating dress designs for his mother and grandmother, he spent most of hi

grandmother and she was a huge inspiration to him.

In 1976 he established his own fashion label, he created a whole punk range which pushed the bou

also used strange models for the run way including pregnant women, OAPs, Animals and midgets.

Gaultier also tried to break the rules of gender stereotypes in fashion by introducing the man skirt,

 balance out the design with some masculinity.

He won the French designer of the year award in 1987.

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Influences

Sailors are a big

inspiration for

Gaultier and are

present in his designs

still. The blue and

white stripes keep

making an appearance

Camden town influenced

Gaultier’s Punk couture,

he used to visit London

and soak in the energy.

Gaultier’s grandmother was

a huge inspiration, she used

to let him watch any TV

programs he wanted

including burlesque shows.

He was also fascinated by

her corsets which led him

to make Madona’s cone bra

He also found inspiration

from various other

traditions from China,

Mongolia and Mexico. He

made a Urban jungle range

which is a medley of these

inspirations.

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