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Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-04-24 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Also Known As

Jean Paul Gaultier

Жан-Поль Готьє

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Biography

Jean-Paul Gaultier was born on April 24, 1952 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.

Known For

Acting

Absolutely Fabulous

2001

Absolutely Fabulous

as

Le créateur

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

as

Self - Unapologetic Bitch

Catwalk

1995

Catwalk

as

Self

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

Prêt-à-Porter

as

Self

Mon Clown

2008

Mon Clown

as

Self

In and Out of Fashion

1998

In and Out of Fashion

as

Self (archive footage)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as

Jean Paul Gaultier

Mode in France

1985

Mode in France

as

Self

Eurotrash Unzipped

2001

Eurotrash Unzipped

as

Self - Presenter

House of Cardin

2019

House of Cardin

as

Self

Kinky Gerlinky

2003

Kinky Gerlinky

as

Self

Mademoiselle C

2013

Mademoiselle C

as

Self

La Machine Mode

1994

La Machine Mode

as

Himself

Enigma

2025

Enigma

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eurotrash

Eurotrash

as

Self - Presenter

Salut les Terriens !

Salut les Terriens !

as

Self - Guest

Danse avec les stars

Danse avec les stars

as

Self - Judge

Drag Race France

Drag Race France

as

Self - Guest Judge

Fashion !

Fashion !

as

Self

NeXt

NeXt

as

Self

Bonsoir !

Bonsoir !

as

Self - Guest

The Look

The Look

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing