Jean Paul
Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier was born in 1952 in Paris. At very young
age, he fascinated about fashion from television and fashion magazine. From
1970 to 1975, Jean Paul work as an apprenticeship for the famous couture house
Pierre Cardin. In 1976, Jean Paul first presented a women fashion show. By the
financial support of the Japanese consortium Kashiyama, Gaultier opened his own
fashion business in 1982. In 1984, Gaultier established a new line for younger
people, which called Junior Gaultier. This new line attracted many young
clienteles for both men and women. Gaultier got most of his design inspiration
from his city Paris then Lodon, which is his second city. The streets of London
and famous monuments like Eiffel Tower and Moulin Rounge fascinated him, and he
translated those into fashion. Jean Paul Gaultier well known for his idea of
mixing the masculinity and femininity together. He use the masculine design of
double-breasted, leather jacket inflected by the femininity of the corset. And
he had showed his men models have worn skirts, corsets and dresses to
indentified their masculinity. Gaultier is very sosphisticated about his fabric
choices. He always chooses the most luxurious materials in his design and often
give the fabrics a worn, faded look as they had already been worn.
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