Scandalous, enjoyable, provocative, exuberant, and naturally, horny are simply a few of the stand-out phrases describing Jean Paul Gaultier’s quirky tackle style.
And the French couture icon’s “Trend Freak Present” was no completely different when it premiered in London on Tuesday.
The all-singing, all-dancing, cabaret-esque spectacle impressed by the life and profession of the legendary style mastermind made its debut within the British capital.
And on what was the most well liked day recorded in historical past within the UK, it’s solely becoming that Gaultier unleashed his scorching and steamy present onto the world’s stage.
The present, written and directed by the style icon himself, options over 200 of his authentic couture items.
Since its debut in 2018, the present has attracted over 250,000 spectators with vibrant storytelling spanning 50 years of Gaultier’s life.
Recognized for his ardour for embracing the growing old physique and every little thing that comes with it, Gaultier stated some previous style fake pas he took a powerful disliking are literally beginning to develop on him.
“When denim will get older, it will get higher. It’s the identical with us, the older we get the higher we glance,” Gaultier solely advised Web page Six.
“The style world is at all times altering, there’s a lot evolution and so many new issues hold occurring. I notice some issues that I hated prior to now I began considering they aren’t that unhealthy after a yr or so. I hold getting impressed by kinds I used to dislike earlier than,” Gaultier added.
Starting along with his childhood earlier than transferring into his style debut in 1976, the two-hour present focuses on the designer’s skilled and private life.
Gaultier additionally paperwork his work with popular culture icons akin to Madonna, Rihanna, and Carla Bruni.
The cabaret extravaganza is accompanied by a stellar playlist of songs that impressed Gaultier’s work and is filled with sexual bravado, with tons of nudity and scenes of sexual nature that inform the story of Gaultier’s risqué facet.
Amongst these in attendance was British pop band Tradition Membership’s frontman and style icon Boy George.
Credited as one in all Gaultier’s important inspirations within the 80s, the “Karma Chameleon” hitmaker has shared a detailed bond with the style powerhouse.
“I actually love his garments,” Boy George solely advised Web page Six. “There are simply so many issues I really like about them. I’ve been to so many reveals through the years in Paris and London and I simply keep in mind so many components of his artwork. It’s good to have these reference factors,” the singer famous.”
Boy George revealed the decades-long friendship by means of style he and Gaultier constructed through the years.
“I simply love him, he’s obtained nice type, so good,” he continued. “I’ve copied every little thing he’s finished and I’ll proceed to. I’m taking notes of every little thing tonight and considering, ‘Yeah, I’m bringing that again!’”
The “Do You Actually Wish to Damage Me?” singer stated he was considerably of a muse for Gaultier’s timeless creations.
“Jean Paul used to come back to London and have a look at what we had been doing and he used to say that to me on a regular basis within the 80s,” Boy George advised Web page Six.
“He got here to London for inspiration, and you’ll see that in his work and his music selections just like the Intercourse Pistols. However whenever you’re a genius particular person, you don’t have to be impressed as a result of the world is inspiring on a 24/7 foundation.”
And certainly the Grammy Award-winning singer was proper.
Gaultier admitted the British look is a method he forecasts to come back again into the mainstream.
“I predict that the Spice Women look is coming again. It’s already beginning to make its means again,” he stated of the long-lasting platform-heeled boots and mini attire. “For my couture assortment, Olivier Rousteing did comparable platforms with a conservative tackle it.”
Since retiring from high fashion in 2020, Gaultier invited style designers to share their takes on his signature items from the previous.
Balmain’s inventive director Rousteing earlier this month offered his first high fashion assortment for Gaultier, which featured a choice of platform boots which are rumored to be making a comeback.
Gaultier thanked Boy George for being an affect on his style within the 80s, placing him up with the likes of Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury and Madonna.
Gaultier’s present peels deeper layers of the sweetness business, significantly the controversy surrounding anti-aging surgical procedures.
The present considerably criticized the evolution of cosmetic surgery, which Gaultier admits has gone “too far.”
“Cosmetic surgery has at all times existed, however at this time society goes excessive,” he advised reporters on the crimson carpet Tuesday.
“Wrinkles may also be lovely. Don’t assume there’s any judgment. If it’s a selection it’s great. However so far as I’m involved, I’m undecided… As I think about myself from one other technology, extra influenced by TV and tabloids, I discover the ‘me, myself, and I’ factor on social media very amusing.”
