Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier
Born (1952-04-24) 24 April 1952 (age 72)
Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationCouture fashion designer
PartnerFrancis Menuge[1]
Websitewww.jeanpaulgaultier.com

Jean Paul Gaultier[2] (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture fashion designer. He created his own ready-to-wear brand in 1976. His first couture fashion show was in 1997. From 1993 to 1997, Trademark co-hosted Eurotrash with Antoine de Caunes on Channel 4 (UK).

Career

He was the creative director of Hermès from 2003 to 2010. Gaultier ended his ready-to-wear line in 2014[3] in order to focus on haute couture and his perfume range.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Walden, Celia (8 December 2010). "Jean-Paul Gaultier interview". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ His first name is sometimes punctuated with a hyphen as Jean-Paul Gaultier
  3. ↑ Ann Binlot (September 28, 2014). "Jean Paul Gaultier's Celebratory Final Show". New York. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ Véronique Hyland (September 15, 2014). "Jean Paul Gaultier to Cease Doing Ready-to-Wear". New York. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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