Jean Paul Gaultier 
“It’s always the badly dressed people who are the most interesting.” -Jean Paul Gaultier
Mackenzie Cuvelier FM 114-25B Professor Reid June 15th 2015
Jean Paul Gaultier was born on April 24th 1952 in a suburb of Paris. His mother was a clerk and his father was an accountant, so it was his grandmother who introduced him to the fashion world. He began by sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was so impressed by his talent that he actually hired him as an assistant in 1970. After that he worked with Jocques Esterel and Jean Patuo later on, eventually he went back and managed the Pierre Cardin boutique in Manila for a year in 1974. His very first collection was relased in 1976, and his scornful style from 1981 led to being known as the enfant terrible of French Fashion. Many of his collections have been based on street wear, focusing on popuclar culture, while his haute couture collections are very formal yet at the same time unusual and fun. Although most people found his designs degenerate at the time, fashion editors like Melka Treanton of Elle and a few others were impressed by his creativity and mastery of tailoring and later launched his career. Before long, Gaultier became known as the bad boy of the fashion world. He challenged popular notions of gender and drew from edgy street and punk influences. If not a young rebel any longer, Gaultier remains one of fashion 's most innovative and creative designers. He partnered with the French fashion house Hermés in 1999. During his time with Hermés, Gaultier also served as the artistic director of the company 's women 's wear line in addition to designing his own clothes. Gaultier continues to expand his business in new directions, adding several new fragrances and launching a children 's clothing line. His style is known to challenge standard views of fashion. One early look he created for women involved mixing a tough leather
Mackenzie Cuvelier FM 114-25B Professor Reid June 15th 2015
Jean Paul Gaultier was born on April 24th 1952 in a suburb of Paris. His mother was a clerk and his father was an accountant, so it was his grandmother who introduced him to the fashion world. He began by sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was so impressed by his talent that he actually hired him as an assistant in 1970. After that he worked with Jocques Esterel and Jean Patuo later on, eventually he went back and managed the Pierre Cardin boutique in Manila for a year in 1974. His very first collection was relased in 1976, and his scornful style from 1981 led to being known as the enfant terrible of French Fashion. Many of his collections have been based on street wear, focusing on popuclar culture, while his haute couture collections are very formal yet at the same time unusual and fun. Although most people found his designs degenerate at the time, fashion editors like Melka Treanton of Elle and a few others were impressed by his creativity and mastery of tailoring and later launched his career. Before long, Gaultier became known as the bad boy of the fashion world. He challenged popular notions of gender and drew from edgy street and punk influences. If not a young rebel any longer, Gaultier remains one of fashion 's most innovative and creative designers. He partnered with the French fashion house Hermés in 1999. During his time with Hermés, Gaultier also served as the artistic director of the company 's women 's wear line in addition to designing his own clothes. Gaultier continues to expand his business in new directions, adding several new fragrances and launching a children 's clothing line. His style is known to challenge standard views of fashion. One early look he created for women involved mixing a tough leather
References: http://www.fashionintime.org/jean-paul-gaultier-fashion-biography/ http://www.biography.com/people/jean-paul-gaultier-9307775