Jean-Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

Striped tops, iconic female-form perfume bottles, a bleach crop, pointed bra cups – these are just some of the trademarks Jean-Paul Gaultier has garnered over his 35-year career. To celebrate the anniversary of his house, Maison Jean Paul Gaultier has partnered with The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for From The Sidewalk to the Catwalk, the first international retrospective of the avant-garde couturier’s work.

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Romantic India collection, Lascar dress Haute couture S/S 2000

Les Vierges collection, Laudes ensemble. Haute couture S/S 2007

Shalow Harlow in “Matriochka” gown, Numéro. Haute couture A/W 2005–2006

Alek Wek in “Dubar” gown, Numéro. Haute couture S/S 2000

Jean Paul Gaultier and his maternal grandmother, Marie, about 1958

Ali Stephens and Batman, New York City, June 2009, French Revue de Modes, X-Rated collection, A/W 2009–2010

Stéphane Sednaoui, Ant Woman, The Face, 1989. Women Among Women collection, A/W 1989-1990

Barbès collection Women’s prêt-à-porter A/W 1984-1985

Tanel Bedrossiantz, in a dress from the Barbès collection, A/W 1984-1985