Jean Paul Gaultier

This article is about the French fashion designer. For other people named Gaultier, see Gaultier.

Jean-Paul Gaultier
Gaultier in 2006
Born (1952-04-24) 24 April 1952 (age 72)[1]
Arcueil, France
Labels
  • Jean Paul Gaultier
  • Hermès (2003–2010)
PartnerFrancis Menuge (from 1975; died 1990)[2]
Websitejeanpaulgaultier.com

Jean Paul Gaultier[a] (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 June 1952)[1] is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.

He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, marinières, and tin cans. Gaultier founded his eponymous fashion label in 1982, and expanded with a line of fragrances in 1993. He was the creative director for French luxury house Hermès from 2003 to 2010, and retired following his 50th-anniversary haute couture show during Paris Fashion Week in January 2020.[3]

As a costume designer, Gaultier created Madonna's cone bra for the 1990 Blond Ambition World, and the costumes for the movies The City of Lost Children (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Bad Education (2004) and The Skin I Live In[4](2011).

  1. ^ a b c Price Alford, Holly; Stegemeyer, Anne (25 September 2014). Who's Who in Fashion. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 151. ISBN 9781609019693.
  2. ^ Walden, Celia (8 December 2010). "Jean-Paul Gaultier interview". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ Davis, Dominic-Madori (1 February 2020). "Jean-Paul Gaultier is leaving the fashion industry after 50 years. Here's a look back at the legendary designer's career, from dressing Madonna to starting his own haute-couture house". Business Insider. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Hollywoodreporter - The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodovar and Jean Paul Gaultier". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.


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