The little King - Jean Paul

The day that Jean Pual first saw th Folies-Bergere on television changed his life. Fascinated by the beauty and colour of the costumes- not to mention their sexuality- he couldn't stop drawing them, even though it got him into serious troublee at school. The elements of fantasy- feathers, cockades and exotic head-dreses- have been used so frequently by the couturier that thy are now recognized almost as staples of his collections.

Also , Folies-Bergere was the beginning of what he now sees as his sexual education, linked with 'gay fantasies of men who show a certain femininity in their clothes, although i always wanted to balance it with a string masculinity.

Apart from tlevision, his grandmother was his link to the popular entertainment of the past.

Often criticized for making fun of sexuality , of confusing gender definitions and making men and women- but most often men- look ridiculous, Gautier is happy to give himself the same treatment. He loves dressing up, whether as the Princess of Wales or as a cleaning woman. For the MTV fashion and music awards in 1995, he wore a variety of costumes to show that dressing up or stripping down can be fun.

All of the above are from Gaultier's menswear collection Spring-Summer 1989, called ' Baroque western', which looked at ' the mysteries of the West... and the urban cowboy'.

Gaultier has always decried the simplistic approach o the sexes which dresses women as sex objects but doesn't bring the same attitue to male dress. He highlights the male bulge as an erotic zone in exactly the same way in which other designers pinpoint ares of the female antomy. These looks add long slinky gloves for elegance,half hide the face for allure, use fringing for titilation and add gold for glamour.

analysis the colour theories applied in Burberry logo

a)

First of all, there are gray , white and black colour in picture a,

they are colourless schme, the colour theory apllied is Achromatic

Moreover, red, yellow and red colour are used and thy all belong to same valus, red and yellow which they are at same level of chroma and they are the adjacent to each other on the colour wheel so the color theory applied is analogic .They create harmonious combinations because they are relatives and have little contrast

b)

First of all, th colour theory is Mono-chromatic because there are only one colour, pink,but Using different shade, tint, or tone of pink to produce three diiferent colour.

Gray pink, pale pink, coral pink are all come from on color, pink, but they in different shades (darker) and tints (lighter) of the same hue. The result is a more subtle effect due to the lack of contrast.

Dresses that turn into swimsuits and feathered dancing queens: There's more to Jean Paul Gaultier than Madonna's conical bras

2009 spring ready-to-wear collection

Jean Paul Gaultier flipped two Gallic fingers to the doom-mongers of the fashion world, proving he has what it takes to rock the catwalk, even during the credit crunch.
You can even imagine his shrug at the prospect of showing during an economic downturn: the show must go on.
And so it did. As music boomed out over the Jean Paul Gaultier headquarters in Paris

Material girls: Jean Paul Gaultier made his name creating Madonna's conical bras, but these colourful creations are way more wearable




"To me, clothes on a hanger are simply still-lives. It's only when someone wears them that they come alive," Gaultier said after the show.

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And these clothes certainly came to life. With a flick of the model's wrist, the folds on a vivid papaya tutu dress opened, like the wing of a tropical bird, to reveal a ruffled skirt.
Feathers on flamboyantly coloured boleros and stoles danced and rustled with every step.




Swimsuits under dresses, nude tones lifted by juicy tropical shades and maxidresses with bold, bright strapes.
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Models in fluid jersey dresses untied and swirled them behind, revealing intricate cut-out swimsuits in luxe fabrics, finishing their walk with their cape billowing dramatically in their wake.



"Here, the idea was to create clothes that have several uses," Gaultier explained of the convertible swimsuit-cape combinations.
"You can go for a swim, you can also go out and it turns into a dress."
And, as well as those credit crunch busting swimsuits, there was plenty more to satisfy.
High-waisted trousers, a muted take on the matador's contour-hugging pants we've seen from Gaultier before, were reworked in nudes; putty, tan or taupe.
But, while there was this sombre side to the colour palette, the muted tones were frequently mixed with and lifted by papaya, scarlet and chartreuse.
Maxi-dresses in nude tones were criss-crossed with ribbon straps in bold colours; Twenties-style flapper dresses or gowns in soft blush pink and silver received a bolt of colour from feather stoles in scarlet, navy or lemon.

Convertible clothing: A model unties her jersey dress to reveal a swimsuit with cape attached


Colour and movement: Left, a vivid papaya dress with matching feather bolero; right, fabric forming a dress was transformed over the length of the catwalk to reveal a cut-out swimsuit with orange wrap robe

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There was a hint of Gaultier's past as the man behind Madonna's legendary conical corsets in a quirkily tailored suit styled with swimming costume over the top. Very Blonde Ambition, very Madonna - but not a look you could take to the High Street in Tunbridge Wells.
Put the costume under the trousers though, and you have a look that's way more wearable, a slick bodysuit with clean line off-setting the loose, masculine tailoring of the suit.
It was this mix of personality and commercialness that the entire collection, proving that fashion doesn't have to lose all its frivolity to stay relevant in the retail world.

Left, a dress unties to create a swimsuit; centre, nudes, taupes and tans are given a lift with vivid papaya; right, a swimsuit worn, Madonna-style, over a trousersuit

Left, silver flapper-style dresses were given colour with feather stoles; centre, movement is key to bringing the clothes to life, says Gaultier; right, high-waisted trousers had a touch of the matador about them

the cage dress and corset dress

The cage Dress

Detail of a corset dress, the ' bones' of which form a cage, from the collection 'Le tour du Monde en 168 Tenues', Spring/summer 1989. Chinese-inspired platform shoes.

First salmon-pink corset-dress which designed by JPG, for 'Le dadaisme', collection for women, Spring/Summer 1983

Wedding Cage dress.
" Voyage autor du monde en 168 outfits', collection for women, Spring/Summer 1989. Dress, corset, cage, in trimmed salmon-pink satin over an integral body in printed tulle and pants in coral mesh

Chic rabbis
" Les rabbins chics', collection for women, Autumn/winter 1993-94. The ' anti-gape' corset in taffeta and elasticated fabric.

Dada. " Le dadaisme', collection for women, Spring/summer 1983.
The corset becomes a dress.

Jean Paul Gautier Introduces Cato's Catwalk

Lured from his Parisian workshop, Jean Paul Gautier was on hand for the first rehearsal of the professional entrants in the "I'm too sexy.....Cato's Catwalk Contest. L'enfant terrible and sometime designer to such stars as Madonna and Marilyn Manson,

Gaultier worked feverishly to arrange the works of art that each entrant wore. First up on the catwalk was professional supermodel and sometime Gautier girlfriend Baxter, who frequently turns up as male and female in the designer's work -- so sleek is his/her style and so absolute is his/her refusal to adopt either sexual roll. Early in his/her career Baxter was quoted as saying it was important to him/her to maintain his/her identity as a feline first and a cat second. What this means, no one is quite certain, but it has caught the imagination of the feline fashion world.

Jean Paul Gaultier's feathered-and-caged haute couture collection(Fall-Winter 2008/2009 Haute Couture collection)

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier conjured neon birds of paradise heading to a high-class rave in his feathered-and-caged haute couture collection

According to Jean Paul Gaultier, horse riding and biking will be the trends sports next fall

Models with their hair twisted into high cylinders paraded in flamboyant fur coats and sumptuous evening gowns topped with crinolines and corset cages in fluorescent yellow, orange and pink.

Gaultier said he was inspired by the "fluo kids" of the electronic music scene and by a 1980s film called Tron, about a hacker who is trapped inside a computer game.

The Day-Glo colors only served to highlight the luxurious fabrics that are the hallmark of made-to-measure haute couture.

Gaultier is an unapologetic proponent of fur, and highlights here included a mink shawl-collared coat with a gilded cage topper highlighted with cabochon studs.
The man famed for designing Madonna's conical bra has always used corseting in his collections, but this time he took the idea to a new level, constructing entire body cages, some of which resembled insect's wings.
A cocoon cage lined in silver fox fur split open to reveal a skintight sheath dress with pearl-embroidered flowers - perfect for dancing the night away.
The vibrant display confirmed that haute couture is thriving, despite a gloomy economic environment, as discerning customers seek out one-off creations.

the colour were been used in this collection mainly pea green crepe or cobalt blue jersey and fluorescent pink and green

Evian Teams with Jean Paul Gaultier

new bottle design for Evian's 2009 limited edition.



Even though water might be naked, sometimes it wants to get dressed up. Renowned fashion designer, Jean-Paul Gautier will be dressing the French mineral water brand, Evian for the October 2008 Fashion Week in Paris.

Gaultier’s Evian bottle design is simple and elegant, stamped with his trademark typeface. And there are actually two different design versions - Prêt-a-Porter and Haute Couture.
But, he’s not the first designer to do this: Christian Lacroix also designed a bottle for Evian in early 2008, to dazzling effect.

Once Gaultier’s bottle is introduced in Paris, the Haute Couture bottle collection will be sold at auctions around the world and all the funds raised from the auctions will go to the RAMSAR organization, which aims to protect the earth’s water resources.

The Evian Pret-a-Porter, or ready-to-wear, Bottle by Jean Paul Gaultier possesses a style that is: “classic, yet modern all at once”. Adorned with a pattern of interlocking snowflakes, the bottle recalls the crisp, icy mountain tops of the French Alps from which Evian Natural Spring Water is derived. Magnified by a unique colour so much known to Gaultier, the majestic blue of the oversized logo and the understated print of the designer's name offers a subtle reminder of a stylish mariner, a mariner that could so easily be found on the shores of Lake Geneva, which the town of Evian borders.

In addition to the Evian Pret-a-Porter Bottle, Gaultier introduced the Evian Haute Couture Bottle, made from Baccarat crystals. Only seven of these bottles will be released worldwide, with these few exclusive carafes travelling around the globe to be exhibited at select locations. "Jean Paul Gaultier has consistently pushed the boundaries of fashion. He is revolutionary in his craft, yet always maintains an air of elegance and class in his designs," said Jeff Caswell, Vice President of Marketing for Evian North America. "In this regard, Gaultier was the perfect fit for Evian. Gaultier has transcended the runways of France to become a household name worldwide, much in the same way that Evian has expanded its presence throughout the globe, ascending from a natural spring water in the French Alps enjoyed by the locals to being one of most favoured drinking waters on earth."