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Turned the breton striped shirt socially acceptable: Jean Paul Gaultier, photographed by Jean-Paul Goude, 2012. Photo © Jean-Paul Goude
Hello, welcome, I am Jean Paul Gaultier

Jan 27, 2016
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„Dévoreuse“ cage corset with crinolines, whalebone and gold leather laces, oft he „Confessions of a Child of the Century“ collection, Haute couture fall/winter 2012–2013, published in „7 Hollywood“ magazine, 2013. Photo © Alix Malka
Kylie Minogue in the model „Immaculata“, from the „Virgins collection“, Haute couture spring/summer 2007. Photo © Darenote Ltd. / Kylie Minogue
The Japanese photographer Izima Kaoru caught one piece from „The Return of Prints“ collection, women’s prêt-à-porter spring/summer 1984. Hat by Stephen Jones for Jean Paul Gaultier. Photo © Hanatsubaki Magazine / Shiseido Co. Ltd.
Leopard as an evening gown: from the Russia collection, Haute couture, fall/winter 1997-1998. Photo © Rainer Torrado / Jean Paul Gaultier
Corset that was weared by Kylie Minogue on her Kylie X Tour, 2009. Photo © Emil Larsson
They smile, sing, wink or blink: The model dolls are actually animated. Photo © Kunsthalle München
Nana – Gaultier‘s former teddy bear - was his first model. Photo © Kunsthalle München
Gaultier juggles with materials, pictures and genres. Photo © Kunsthalle München
His preference for bustiers and corsets derives from his grandmother. Photo © Kunsthalle München