Jean Paul Gaultier: no formal training; sketches to Pierre Cardin, hired on his 18th birthday in 1970; a cone bra for his teddy bear Nana; first collection 1976; the 1983 Boy Toy collection built on the Breton sailor shirt
Jean Paul Gaultier's spring 2027 show, by Duran Lantink, walked in Paris on Sunday 4 October, with the cone bra built into the clothes. Gaultier announced on 17 January 2020 that his next haute couture show would be his last, at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
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01JEAN PAUL GAULTIER NEVER HAD FORMAL TRAINING. HE SENT HIS SKETCHES TO PIERRE CARDIN.
02CARDIN HIRED HIM AS AN ASSISTANT ON HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY, IN 1970.
03AS A BOY HE HAD MADE A CONE BRA FOR HIS TEDDY BEAR, NANA.
04HIS FIRST COLLECTION UNDER HIS OWN NAME CAME IN 1976.
05IN 1983 HIS BOY TOY COLLECTION FOR MEN WAS BUILT AROUND THE BRETON STRIPED SAILOR SHIRT.
06HE LEFT THE RUNWAY IN JANUARY 2020, WITH A COUTURE SHOW MARKING 50 YEARS IN FASHION.