Jean Paul Gaultier
A Paris fashion house founded in 1976 by Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion's self-styled "enfant terrible," famed for subversive, boundary-pushing design.
About Jean Paul Gaultier
Founded in Paris in 1976 by Jean Paul Gaultier alongside Francis Menuge, after years spent assisting couturier Pierre Cardin, the label quickly established Gaultier as fashion's rebellious "enfant terrible."
Known for the conical corset made famous by Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition tour, Breton sailor stripes, and corsetry worn as outerwear, Gaultier built a career on gender-fluid tailoring that challenged fashion convention.