Overview
Each womenswear collection from Jean Paul Gaultier--125 in all--is celebrated through runway photography that reveals the visual drama and creative extremes of his designs Jean Paul Gaultier (b. 1952) is a renowned French fashion designer known for his avant-garde and boundary-pushing creations--one of his most iconic works is the conical bra that found fame on Madonna's ""Blond Ambition"" tour in 1990. Often referred to as fashion's enfant terrible, he reenergized and reimagined the possibilities of fashion starting in the late 1970s, blurring boundaries between masculine and feminine, and between ""high"" and ""low"" culture, and celebrating models of different ethnicities and ages. This book--the tenth volume in the acclaimed Catwalk series--opens with a concise history of the house and a brief biographical profile of Jean Paul Gaultier before diving into a rich visual exploration of the collections. Each collection is introduced by a short essay citing its influences and highlights and is illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images that showcase the hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks, and set designs--and, of course, the top fashion models and celebrities who walked runways in his clothes, from Linda Evangelista, Madonna, Kate Moss, and Bjork to Gigi and Bella Hadid. Cloth-bound in the Gaultier house's signature marinière stripes and featuring more than 1,000 photographs, the book is a testament to the creative genius of a fashion legend.
Full Product Details
Author: Laird Borrelli-Persson ,
Loïc Prigent
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.10cm
, Height: 5.30cm
, Length: 28.40cm
Weight: 2.790kg
ISBN: 9780300285192
ISBN 10: 0300285191
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""While the images are the main draw, the crisply written text is a worthy accompaniment. . . . Borrelli-Persson anchors each season with a highly-informative, researched essay that heightens the pleasure of leafing through a truly tremendous career.""--Artnet, ""8 Standout Art Books to Gift (or Keep) This Season"" ""Fashion lovers of all stripes are surely eager to get their hands on this tome, the tenth volume in the Catwalk series.""--Erin Fitzpatrick, Who What Wear, ""Best New Fashion Coffee Table Books"" ""Meticulously researched . . . a feast for the eyes. . . . Just immerse yourself, one collection after another.""--Eugene Rabkin, Style Zeitgeist
Author Information
Laird Borrelli-Persson is archive editor at Vogue.com. She is the author of Marimekko: The Art of Printmaking.
