Gaultier announces in a tweet he is quitting haute couture
FASHION DESIGNER Jean Paul Gaultier announced on Twitter last week that his upcoming show on the 22nd would be his last Haute Couture show. The show, taking place for Paris Haute Couture Week, celebrates his 50 years in fashion.
Gaultier started in fashion in the 1970s, hired by Pierre Cardin as an assistant, apparently impressed by his sketches despite his lack of formal training. He even had a stint in Manila in that decade, managing the Pierre Cardin boutique in this city in 1974.
Called an enfant terrible of fashion, he has had collections ranging in style from streetwear to sacrilegious. He famously placed Madonna in a cone-shaped bra, and has since designed for many other artists, including Marion Cotillard, Marilyn Manson, Rihanna, Nicole Kidman, and Lady Gaga.
As for his other appointments, he has served as Creative Director at Hermes, and even hosting the TV series Eurotrash.
In the video posted on Twitter (Mr. Gaultier was miming a phone call), he did say, “Gaultier Paris will go on, the Haute Couture continues. I have a new concept. I’ll tell you all about it later.” — Joseph L. Garcia
