PARIS (AP) – It was adieu to Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready-to-wear.
The one-time enfant terrible, who turned fashion on its head and Madonna’s bra into a feminist symbol, gave his last curtain call Saturday to a much-deserved standing ovation.
In attendance were celebrities from the film, music and fashion worlds, including actress Catherine Deneuve, singer Boy George, as well as designers Alber Elbaz and Rick Owens.
The 62-year-old Gaultier last week shocked the fashion world with the announcement he’s quitting his men’s and women’s ready-to-wear lines.
But this was not a time for nostalgia for the larger-than-life Gaultier, who has said he’s simply tired of the inhuman pace of the current fashion industry, and wishes to concentrate on his lucrative and highly imaginative haute couture.