Jean Paul Gaultier Quotes


I have loved corsets since I was small. When I was a child, my grandmother took me to an exhibition, and they had a corset on display. I loved the flesh color, the salmon satin, the lace.


Citations

Gaultier, Jean Paul. The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. Edited by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, Abrams, 2011.

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Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier
  • Born: April 24, 1952
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Fashion Designer

Jean Paul Gaultier 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.