JEAN PAUL GAULTIER...

STANDS OUT

In this post i have included a few images of my favourite collections from this legendary designer.

In my opinion Gaultier always strikes the perfect balance and contrast in everything; structure and drape, colour and neutralisation, print and plain, shiny and matt, fitted and baggy, glamorous to casual.

Everything he produces has the unique and distinctive style of a Jean Paul Gaultier.

Jean Paul Gaultier is never pretty - Always sexy. There's an edge.

Colour plays a key part in his most memorable collections, the colours he uses together are never normally ones that "typically" go together, in fact more often than not they clash making attention grabbing pieces. He highlights these with heavy embellishments and uses various textures of fabric within one item.

His catwalk shows are styled to perfection each outfit showing sometimes as many as ten garments within one outfit.key to his image are his collections of hats, making for an everyday almost boyish look.

In this image are truly some of the most beautiful designs i have ever seen. He uses structural elements to emphasise and enhance the female form, he exaggerates and creates an illusion of curves. He uses a modernistic colour palette complimented by a 50's glamour silhouette. I love that his corsetry  can make a woman look like so much of a  sex object with out looking slutty. He gives them a Marilyn Monroe / Elizabeth Taylor factor.

When researching Gaulier this image stood out the most, maybe because it is the most relevant to contemporary subcultures, which is interesting as it is by no means a new collection. Is this because it is undeniably timeless or maybe because the fashion cycle has been round it's full life cycle and we are now back to where we started when this collection was originally shown.
Sport plays a key part in both outfits featured in this picture. It is admirable how graceful and elegant he has made something that is perceived to be the opposite.
He uses bright colours, reflective fabrics and loose cuts to create this super cool ensemble. It reflects greatly the urban style of the NU-Flow culture.