Jean-Paul Gaultier
Also known as Jean Paul Gaultier
French fashion designer (born 1952)
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Jean-Paul Gaultier is a French fashion designer born in 1952 who became known for his innovative and often provocative approach to clothing design. His work has been influential in shaping modern fashion through his willingness to challenge conventional ideas about how clothes should look and who should wear them.
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- Janpōru Goruchie no sekai
- Bold, Beautiful and Damned
- Sois toi et t'es belle
- Jean-Paul Gaultier au Grand Palais
- Maison Martin Margiela
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One of France's most famous exports, Jean Paul Gaultier is much more than just a fashion figure. In the UK, he is arguably best known for his kitsch TV series, Eurotrash, which he presented with fellow Frenchman Antoine de Caunes, in the mid-Nineties. Born on 24 April 1952 in Acueil, France, Gaultier started his career in 1970 as a design assistant at Pierre Cardin. Following a stint at Jean Patou (working under Michel Gomez) and a brief return to Cardin <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean
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Jean Paul Gaultier ( French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 June 1952) 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.