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Jean Paul Gaultier

Biography
toc Jean Paul Gaultier was born April 24.1952 in Arcuiel, Val-de-Marne, France. As a child, he wasn’t interested in sports, but when it came to fashion that’s all he would do. When he was 13, he designed a clothing line for his mother and grandmother, when he was 15 he designed a coat with book bag closures, and then when he was 17 he sent his sketches to Pierre Cardin, who is a Paris designer. By sending in his sketches he got a job from Cardin as a design assistant, and worked for him for two years. After working with Cardin he designed for Jacques Esterel for a year. He then joined the House of Patou in Paris, along with Angelo Tarlazzi and Michael Goma for three years. In 1976 he started his own label under his own name for a company called Mayagor. In his label he had swimwear, free lance ready-to-wear furs and leather clothing.

2011 Collection
For the 2011 Grammy Awards in the US, Rihanna wore one of Gaultier’s bizarre but unique dresses. Nicole Kidman wore a dress also of Gaultier’s. The dress looked like a mermaid. For the new look this year Gaultier brought a some future to the show, the audience were given 3D glasses for the 3D prints featured on just a few new looks. The clothing had much of both sexes the masculine and the feminine look, soft fabrics paired with sharp tailoring and androgynous styling brought a drama to the runway. His fashion for the fall is going to be pinstripes, fur coats, vests, vertical prints, and wide legged trousers. It’s still going to look both gender wise.

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Style (compare)
Jean Paul Gaultier’s style is based on multiple things. In his designing they are more on the edge rather than Chanel which is a more laid back or relaxed style. Jean-Paul Gaultier has redefined the traditional elegant style and fashion of Paris. He doesn’t care what others think he does what he believes looks good, which it does. He looks at a person and puts them in clothing whether it be a man or woman. Gaultier makes he models look fabulous. He put a 300 pound lady in a dress and made her look gorgeous, no other stylists would want a plus size model. Gaultier is just a man who isn’t afraid of what he does he just expresses himself.

===F a c e s  of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0085ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Gaultier === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gaultier has had many famous people he has had to design for. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Cher, Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, Catherine Deneuve, and Janet Jackson are just a few.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jean Paul Gaultier is known for his clothing but also his talent in accessories. He has sunglasses, handbags, socks, wallets, fragrances, and jewelry. Gaultier is even starting to sell his clothing and accessories at Target and Walmart stores, both in store and online.

===<span style="background-color: #fcfdfd; color: #0700ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Edgy or controversial === <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">During Paris Fashion Week, they are bringing in more plus-size models than during New York Fashion Week. The plus size models are Beth Ditto and Crystal Renn. A new model for Gaultier is Bosnian Andrej Pejic, who actually happens to be a man. He has been seen in a lot of Gaultier’s fashion, but looking as a girl.

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