Designer Jean Paul Gaultier
Former creative director of Hermès – Jean-Paul Gaultier would not have been able to touch the spotlight if the name Francis Menuge had not suddenly appeared in his life.
“Francis always urged me to take my business seriously because I’m not a very ambitious person.
Rare images of the couple Jean-Paul Gaultier and Francis Menuge
Francis Menuge (left) and Jean-Paul Gaultier in matching checkered suits
After nearly 15 years of accompanying Jean-Paul on his career path and in his personal life, Francis passed away due to AIDS.
Jean-Paul Gaultier’s design for the 1990 Madonna Blond Ambition tour.
Corsets have returned time and time again in his collections since his famous designs for Madonna.
After this loss, the designer with crazy creativity just wanted to leave the fashion world or at least move to work for another brand instead of developing his and his lover’s brainchild.
Jean-Paul Gaultier Fall Winter 2010
Male model Andrej Pejic shows off Jean-Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 wedding dress
Haute couture Spring Summer 2012 is a Jean-Paul collection dedicated to remembering the female artist Amy Winehouse who passed away not long ago.
Jean-Paul still smiles when remembering Francis: `He loved having children, but I felt like I was always a child.
The three `Tatoo` packaging designs that Jean-Paul Gaultier designed for Coca-Cola Diet in mid-2012 bear his design characteristics.
Design from the Spring Summer 2013 collection with horizontal sailor stripes, one of Jean-Paul’s design characteristics.
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