Enfant terrible of the French fashion world, Jean-Paul Gaultier has astonished us with his inventiveness, energy, and ability to have fun since his first collection at the end of the '70s. A master of mixing styles --often from the streets of London and Paris--his clothes break down the barriers between beauty and ugliness, elegance and vulgarity, yet have undoubtedly earned him a place in the mainstream of haute couture.
