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, […]
"Adam and Eve: Rastas of Today” / Spring/Summer 1991
Flamboyant Matadors in Exciting Colours “Adam and Eve: Rastas of Today” S/S 1991
Gaultier’s Spring/Summer 1991 “Adam et Ève” show featured both menswear and womenswear collections with a theme of romantic love. The show starts very dramatically with birdsong filling the air, and […]
"Le Grand Voyage" / Fall/Winter 1994-95
Enjoy an Exciting Oriental Journey of Cultures to the Global Village “Le Grand Voyage” F/W 1994
Although this blog started as a way to document Junior Gaultier items I own and which collections they belong to, I have strayed into including mainline and Gaultier Jean’s items. […]
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Enjoy Jean Paul Gaultier’s Monumental Collections of the 1980s and 1990s
Gaultier launched the Junior diffusion line in 1988 for younger fans who couldn’t buy his flagship designs. Gaultier stated that the lower-priced line was not a money grab, but rather […]