Gaultier’s Spring/Summer 1993 collection included some of his stranger things, taking us to the upside down world of Paris. Several of Gaultier’s iconic design elements were reinvented in the collection, […]
"Russian Constructivist" / Fall/Winter 1986-87
Martin Margiela on The Russian Constructivist Collection Runway 1986
After seeing this cap on a second-hand online store, I quickly snaffled it as soon as I’d identified it as belonging to Jean Paul Gaultier’s Russian Constructivism collection from the […]
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Reminiscing on amazing 1980s Gaultier with a Rock Star collector
I’ve been looking forward to an opportunity to include Gaultier’s “Les Rock Stars” collection of Fall/Winter 1987 on this blog, and thanks to my friend Eric on Instagram, I can. […]
"Russian Constructivist" / Fall/Winter 1986-87
Inspiration From a Revolution: The Russian Constructivist Collection Fall/Winter 1986-87
Gaultier’s Fashnost Such was the prevalence of major fashion design houses in the mid-80s creating collections that incorporated Soviet themes and aesthetics, scholars at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) […]
“Western Baroque” / Spring/Summer 1989
Flash Your Sheriff Badge at the Cowboys in Gaultier’s “Western Baroque” S/S 1989
The Western Baroque show of Spring/Summer 1989 celebrated camp and rebellious queerness, with the menswear show mixing over-the-top cowboys, baroque fops, sailors, and printed layers explicitly rejecting good taste. Male […]
“Les Rap’Pieuses” / Spring/Summer 1990
Provocative Religion and Fetishism in Gaultier’s “Les Rap’Pieuses” S/S 1990
Gaultier’s work in the late 80s and early 90s, the lifetime of the Junior Gaultier label, was marked by a readiness to push boundaries and to explore themes of sexuality, […]