Jean Paul Gaultier

One Of France's Most Famous Exports Jean Paul Gaultier Is Much More Than Just A Fashion Figure. In The UK He Is Arguably Best Known For His Kitsch TV Series Eurotrash Which He Presented With Fellow Frenchman Antoine De Caunes In The Mid-Nineties. Born On 24 April 1952 In Acueil France Gaultier Started His Career In 1970 As A Design Assistant At Pierre Cardin. Following A Stint At Jean Patou Working Under Michel Gomez And A Brief Return To Cardin He Set Up His Own Label In 1976 Rejecting His Training In Favour Of A Style Which Drew More From The London Street Scene Than Parisian Couture. Though Technically Brilliant Gaultier Has Always Taken Great Delight In Parodying The Fashion Establishment. In Fact He Is Credited With Redefining Many Fashion Conventions. In The Eighties He Recreated Underwear As Outerwear With A Series Of Designs Which Culminated In Thecorset Dress And Black Studded Bra Made Famous By Madonna In Her Blonde Ambition Tour Of 1990. He Also Attempted To Dismantle The Clichés Of Masculine Styling Creating A Skirt For Men Beginning In 1984. In 1989 He Released A Record Aow Tou Dou Zat Or "How To Do That" In Collaboration With Producer Tony Mansfield. Technically The Album Is A Series Of Remixes Utilizing An Audio Interview Of Gaultier For The Basis Of The Tracks. Remixers Who Appeared On The Record Include Norman "Fatboy Slim" Cook Mark Saunders And Tony Moran For Latin Rascals. Gaultier Has Also Designed The Costumes For Many Films Including Peter Greenaway's The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover 1989 Pedro Almodóvar's Kika 1994 And Luc Besson's The Fifth Element 1997 . He Also Won The Chance To Play Himself In The French Film Version Of The TV Series Absolutely Fabulous Absolument Fabuleux In 2001. That Same Year Gaultier Received One Of France's Highest Honours Being Awarded The Title Of Chevalier In The Bastille Day Honours List. read less