An archive of one of Jean Paul Gaultier’s most spirited and experimental lines — where youth culture, irreverence, and couture instinct meet. Launched in 1988, Junior Gaultier distilled the designer’s signature language into something sharper, more immediate — a line that moved between street and runway, tradition and subversion, with unmistakable ease.

This archive brings together key collections, recurring themes and visual references that defined Junior Gaultier during the late 1980s and early 1990s. From religious symbolism to tattoo-inspired graphics, the line reflects a period of experimentation in fashion where identity, culture and design intersected in new ways.

Explore the collections

Old Meets New

Fin de Siècle S/S 1995

A whirlwind tour of the world’s fashion capitals

Voyage Autour du Monde en 186 Tenues S/S 1989

COLLECTION FOCUS

Gaultier Perfectly Blends Vintage Fashion to Create Modern Style in ‘Fin de Siècle’ S/S 1995

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Turn upside down with “Gaultier Classics Revisited” S/S 1993

RUNWAY

Martin Margiela on The Russian Constructivist Collection Runway 1986

PERSONAL COLLECTIONS

Reminiscing on the amazing 1980s Gaultier with a Rock Star collector

THE ARTS

Inspiration From a Revolution: The Russian Constructivist Collection Fall/Winter 1986-87

COLLECTION FOCUS

Flash Your Sheriff Badge at the Cowboys in Gaultier’s “Western Baroque” S/S 1989

CULTURE

Enjoy an Exciting Oriental Journey of Cultures to the Global Village “Le Grand Voyage” F/W 1994

COLLECTION FOCUS

Deconstruction and Stunning Tailoring Have Great Effect in Hair-raising Junior Gaultier “Andro Jeans” S/S 1993

TV & MOVIES

Amazing Knowledge, Not Clueless about Junior Gaultier’s Fashion History

This project forms an independent archive dedicated to documenting the complete Junior Gaultier collections from 1988 to 1995. It aims to provide a structured visual and historical reference for one of Jean Paul Gaultier’s most distinctive diffusion lines.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s work has been widely documented in museum collections and fashion archives such as the V&A Museum.