Name
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Birthday
1952-04-24 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Jean-Paul Gaultier was born in Arcueil, France. He studied at the Ecole Communale, the College d’Enseignement, and at the Lycee d’Arcueil. When he reached the age of 17, he sent his design sketches to Paris designer Pierre Cardin. Cardin recognized his talent and offered him a position as design assistant; he worked for Cardin for two years. Gauliter then worked for the couture houses of Jacques Esterel, Jean Patou, Angelo Tarlazzi and Michael Goma.
In 1976, Gaultier launched his design career under his label for a company called Mayagor, as well as continuing to design free-lance ready-to-wear furs, swimwear, and leather clothing. In 1978, Gaultier presented his first collection. In 1982, financed by the Japanese consortium Kashiyama, Gaultier established his own business. During the 1980s, he was known as the designer who emphasized broad shoulders and narrow hips. But he is mainly known for his obsession with gender. Hiscollections showed men in skirts and women wearing underwear on the outside. In 1987 Gaultier received the coveted French Designer of the Year Award. Gaultier presented his first haute couture collection in 1997 and two years later in 1999, with financial backing from Maison Hermès he was able to increase his reputation and his distribution, with the establishment of a network of boutiques bearing his name. In 2003, he was appointed creative director at Hermes. In 2004, he launched a young denim and sportswear line. BPI launched Gaultier's "Fragile" fragrance in 2000; the package featuring a tiny figure dressed in Gaultier’s couture. Meanwhile, the designer expanded his licensee list with the additions of companies such as Wolford, an Austrian luxury hosiery firm. Gaultier has created costumes for films of Peter Greenaway, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Pedro Almodóvar, and Luc Besson. He has made stage costumes for Madonna, (Madonna's conical bra), and the dancerand choreographer Régine Chopin. Gaultier's latest innovation is a makeupline for men, which he pioneered in 2004. He also launched an eyewear collection in 2006.
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- 2018 Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show as Self - Host
- 2021 Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A as Self
- 2001 Absolutely Fabulous as Le créateur
- 2016 Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
- 2022 Queen Lear – Die Leben der Amanda Lear as Self
- 1995 Catwalk as Self
- 2022 George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 1994 Prêt-à-Porter as Self
- 2015 Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône as Self
- 2008 Mon Clown as Self
- 2022 In France with Madonna as Self
- 2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Jean Paul Gaultier
- 2016 The First Monday in May as Self
- 1985 Mode in France as Self
- 2017 George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2001 Eurotrash Unzipped as Self - Presenter
- 2009 La Traversée du désir as Self
- 1997 Pierre and Gilles, Love Stories as Self
- 2009 The September Issue as Self
- 2018 Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak & Chic as Self
- 2011 Gaga by Gaultier as Self
- 2019 House of Cardin as Self
- 1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare as Self
- 2015 The Artist Is Absent : A Short Film On Martin Margiela as Himself (designer)
- 2020 La Grande Histoire de l'Eurovision as Self
- 1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
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- 2013 Mademoiselle C as Self
- 2016 Fashion Scandals as self
- 2005 The Dark Side of Porn: Death of a Porn Star as Self
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- 2026 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music as Self - Interviewee
- Soon Paco Rabanne: A Life Outside the Box as Self
- 2012 Golden 80s as self
- 1993 Eurotrash ( 25 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 2006 Salut les Terriens ! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1987 Nulle part ailleurs ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 Danse avec les stars ( 22 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 2008 Projectorparishilton ( 1 episode )
- 1997 Leute heute ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Drag Race France ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 1948 Bambi ( 1 episode ) as Self
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- 2014 Un soir à la tour Eiffel ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Nabilla : Sans filtre ( 2 episodes ) as Self
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- 1994 NeXt ( 1 episode ) as Self
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- 2018 Bonsoir ! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Look ( 1 episode ) as Self
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- 2013 Casting(s) ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2006 Germany's Next Topmodel ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2006 Germany's Next Topmodel ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 1992 Absolutely Fabulous ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
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