Jean Paul Gaultier says goodbye to Mode Olymp

What a spectacular farewell! Jean Paul Gaultier (67) presented his very last haute couture show in Paris – and once again astonished everyone who has a reputation in the fashion industry. In the front row were “Vogue” boss Anna Wintour (70) and Carla Bruni (52), the former première lady of France, and supermodel Eva Herzigova (46).

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At the beginning of the mega show, models carried a black coffin across the stage, from which two conical breasts protruded, alluding to Gaultier’s most famous creation: the pointed bra that he once designed for pop superstar Madonna (61). After that there was a lot of suspenders and bodice to be seen. And of course his famous corsages and blue and white striped sailor costumes.

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Cross-border commuter and provocateur

Gaultier started his career in 1970 as an assistant to designer Pierre Cardin (97). In 1978 he founded his fashion house named after him. He was soon cried out as an enfant terrible of the fashion world because he kept blurring the boundaries between male and female fashion and provoking them regularly. Nevertheless, along with Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019), he was one of the last big, but also most eccentric fashion icons in the world. His perfumes have also been bestsellers for a long time.

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The Frenchman surprisingly announced his exit from the haute couture fashion shows last week. On his last show, which was laid out like a musical, top models such as Karlie Kloss (27), Gigi Hadid (24) and Irina Shayk (34) also performed pin-up icon Dita Von Teese (47) and the singer Boy George (58) and Beth Ditto (38).

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