Enfant terrible of the French fashion world, Jean-Paul Gaultier has astonished us with his inventiveness, energy and ability to have fun since his first collection at the end of the 1970s. A master of mixing styles—often from the streets of London and Paris—his clothes break down the barriers between beauty and ugliness, elegance and vulgarity, yet have undoubtedly earned him a place in the mainstream of haute couture.
Fashion historian Farid Chenoune is the author of an overview of men’s dress style from French Revolution to the present day, A History of Men’s Fashion (Thames & Hudson, 1993). He is also the author of Hidden Underneath and Brioni at Assouline. He lives in Paris and teaches the history of fashion at the Institut Français de la Mode.
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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER
80 pages, 60 color and bw photographs
