Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24 1952, in Arcueil) is a French fashion designer.

Gaultier never received formal how to training as a designer. Instead, he began sending sketches to illustrious couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was impressed by his talent and hired him as an supporter around 1970. His number 1 single collection was freed within 1976 and his characteristic irreverent style dates from 1981, and he has hanker been referred to as a enfant terrible (bad son) of French fashion. Numerous of Gaultier's as punishment collections develop been according to street have in, focusing on popular culture, whereas others, particularly his Haute Couture collections, are very formal however at a equivalent period unusual & playful. He popularised a have of skirts, especially kilts on men's wardrobe, & a release of designer collections. Gaultier stimulated shock by applying improper system for his exhibitions, rather old & fatten out women, pierced & heavily tattooed system, & by swimming sustaining traditional gender roles in the shows. This actions granted him each criticism & tremendous popularity.

Gaultier as well designed a wardrobe of several flick, including Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, Pedro Almodóvar's Kika, Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's La Cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children). Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour also featured his creations. He presently designs for triad collections: his have couture & quick-to-off-the-rack lines, besides when the freshly relaunched wear line for Hermes, a French leather goods company easily-known for their equestrian background, scarves, & expensive & hard to obtain purse.