Jean Paul Gaultier

September 19, 2011 9:21 PM

"Jean Paul Gaultier's World of Inspiration" - a profile by Susan Orlean

In addition to designing the cone bra corset worn by Madonna on her Blond Ambition tour, Gaultier designed the costumes for The Fifth Element and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

posted by Trurl (6 comments total)

If you just need to hear 22 minutes of joy, volubility and charm, try this Q interview with Gaultier from March of this year. (Well, he doesn't really join the interview until about 4 minutes in, so feel free to scroll ahead.)
posted by maudlin at 10:02 PM on September 19, 2011 [1 favorite]

autumn 2011 / winter 2012
posted by adamvasco at 1:05 AM on September 20, 2011

nice. thanks
posted by the mad poster! at 1:50 AM on September 20, 2011

He's such a genius. His ideas sometimes take years, or even decades, to trickle down into the vernacular, but they always do eventually.
posted by padraigin at 8:20 AM on September 20, 2011

arrg the ehibition is only going to be in montreal untl the 2nd, and there's no way I can go. pout.

great article, thanks. I wish I could swan around looking like something out of the Fifth Element every day.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:18 PM on September 20, 2011

I think he also did costumes for The City of Lost Children. I bought a sweater of his at a thrift store recently, even with some holes, and this makes me like it even more.
posted by sepviva at 5:07 PM on September 20, 2011