Jean Paul Gaultier has been designing clothing since 1970. He worked with Pierre Cardin and Jean Patou until launching his own label in 1976. Throughout his career, Gaultier has created several notable clothing pieces, from a houndstooth bodysuit, to a corset conique (worn by Madonna) and to his signature Marinière ensembles. Gaultier also seemingly revolutionized the fashion industry through his genderless approach to clothing design. Here is a closer look at Gaultier’s fashion moments through the years.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1980
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier posing with a model at his fall 1980 ready-to-wear advance preview on Mar. 12.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1980
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier posing with a model during his spring 1981 ready-to-wear advance preview in Paris on Sept. 24.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1981
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier poseing with a model during his fall 1981 ready-to-wear advance preview in Paris on Mar. 11.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1984
Image Credit: WWD A picture of Jean Paul Gaultier on Apr. 13, 1984.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1984
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media Jean Paul Gaultier and his friends en route to a 1984 fashion show and party in New York hosted by Bergdorf Goodman on Sept. 18 in his honor.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1994
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier at his 1994 fragrance launch party in New York on Sept. 30.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 1994
Image Credit: WWD (L-R) Lauren Bacall and Jean Paul Gaultier at a 1994 event in New York on Dec. 12.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2000
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Jean Paul Gaultier on the runway at his fall 2000 fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2000
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2000 premiere of “Moulin Rouge” on Apr. 18 in New York.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2001
Image Credit: WWD Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2001 Met Gala, where the theme was “Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years” on Apr. 24 in New York.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2002
Jean Paul Gaultier and a model walking during his fall 2002 haute couture fashion show in Paris on Jul. 11.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2002
Jean Paul Gaultier at his fall 2002 fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2002
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Jean Paul Gaultier at his spring 2002 fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2004
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Jean Paul Gaultier walking down the runway at the fall 2004 Hermes fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2006
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Jean Paul Gaultier on the runway after his Hermes fall 2006 fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2007
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media Designer Jean Paul Gaultier (L) and actress Kerry Washington at the 2007 Fashion Group International Awards in New York on Oct. 25.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2007
Image Credit: NYT Syndicate (L-R) Coco Rocha, Jean Paul Gaultier and Sasha Pivovarova at the 2007 Met Gala, where Rocha is wearing a Gaultier Paris Haute Couture gown and H. Stern jewelry.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2010
Image Credit: Jimi Celeste Designer Jean Paul Gaultier at amfAR’s first annual New York Inspiration Gala in New York in 2010.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2010
Image Credit: Getty Images (L-R) Dita Von Teese and Jean Paul Gaultier the 2010 NRJ Music Awards on Jan. 23 in Cannes, France.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2011
Image Credit: Hermes Jean Paul Gaultier on the runway after his Hermes spring 2011 fashion show in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2013
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Jean Paul Gaultier with a model on the runway after his fall 2013 haute couture show.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean Paul Gaultier at The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier Exclusive Preview on Oct. 14, 2014 in Melbourne.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2015
Image Credit: Fernanda Calfat Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2015 amfAR Inspiration Gala on Apr. 10 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2015
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2015 grand re-opening of the Swarovski Crystal Worlds on Apr. 28 in Wattens, Austria.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2017
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean-Paul Gaultier and guest attends at the “The Killing Of A Sacred Deer” premiere during the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 22 in Cannes.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2018
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean-Paul Gaultier and Tonie Marshall at the 2018 Cesar Film Awards on Mar. 2 in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2019
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean Paul Gaultier the 2019 “Vogue Who’s On Next” Awards photocall on May 23 in Madrid.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2020
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2020 Sidaction Gala Dinner on Jan. 23 in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2020
Image Credit: Getty Images for Pierre Cardin Jean-Paul Gaultier the 2020 “House Of Cardin” special screening on Sept. 21 in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2021
Image Credit: Getty Images For AZ Factory Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2021 “Love Brings Love” show on Oct. 5 in Paris.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2022
Image Credit: Getty Images Jean Paul Gaultier at the 2022 Jean Paul Gaultier’s “Fashion Freak Show” on Jul. 19 in London.
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Jean Paul Gaultier, 2023
Image Credit: Francois Goize for WWD Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexandre Mattiussi at the 2023 Sidaction Gala on Jul. 6 in Paris.