Jean Paul Gaultier

About Jean Paul Gaultier

French fashion designer known for his outrageous couture creations.

Jean Paul Gaultier is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer. He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry, and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corsets, marinières, and tin cans. Gaultier founded his eponymous fashion label in 1982, and expanded with a line of fragrances in 1993. He was the creative director for French luxury house Hermès from 2003 to 2010, and retired following his 50th-anniversary haute couture show during Paris Fashion Week in January 2020. Aside from his work in the fashion industry, Gaultier co-presented the first seven series of the television series Eurotrash with Antoine de Caunes from 1993–1997.

Partner(s)	Francis Menuge (from 1975, died 1990)
Born	April 24, 1952, Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France
Nationality	French
Relatives	Richard Bernard Gauthier, Craig Hatton
Occupation	Fashion designer

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Trivia

He was the creative director at Hermes from 2003 to 2010.

Jean Paul Gaultier before fame

He never went to school to study fashion design. Instead, as a youngster, he began sending sketches to couturiers.

Achievement of Jean Paul Gaultier

From 2003 through 2010, he was the creative director of Hermes.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Jean Paul Gaultier family life

His father, Paul Gaultier, raised him in Arcueil, France.

Associations of Jean Paul Gaultier

He and Ralph Lauren are two of the most well-known fashion designers in the world.

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