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Don't really know much about it so I figured why not a new thread.

He has a show at the Brooklyn Museum, definitely worth going. A huge exhibition spanning his whole career. There's really nothing like seeing haute couture stuff in person. Throughout the exhibit you were hit with his big message: dress however you want, dress for yourself, don't worry about what other people think. It comes through in his clothes -- lots of gender-bending, overt sexuality to the point of parody, lots of irony.

Here's some pics I took







Album here:

I saw an exhibit on Gaultier at the Dallas Museum of Art about 2 years ago, from the pictures seems it to have been a very similar show. And you're right it is amazing to see all the couture up close. I love his use of trompe l'oeil - there was one piece that looked like it had leopard fur across a dress, but was actually beaded.

From 1998

When I hear JPG I think Madonna.



His recent collections have very strong and sometimes almost literal interpretations of music genres and musicians.







I am not sure if that has always been the case with his collections but his collaborations with musicians go way back.

He is known for using multiple cultural influences and cues and mixing them all together.

Greek


Sikh


Christianity


Russian

i went to the gaultier exhibition at the barbican in april, finally transferred the pictures to my computer