Sex and surrealism: Simone Rocha shines in guest spot for Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris
In a show with a rich seam of subversion, the Irish designer offered her take on Gaultier’s conical bra and Breton top
July 2023
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The pill put condoms out of style – now fashion designers are reviving a flaccid market
From Saint Laurent’s £5 specimen to a Diesel-Durex collab, spring/summer 2023 is the season of the aesthetically pleasing prophylactic
June 2023
Rise of the tourdrobe: how Beyoncé’s gigs are the new designer catwalk
Fans aren’t just going to the tour to listen to the music, they’re also going for the outfits
November 2022
‘Proletariat palace’: Jean Paul Gaultier opens doors to his lavish Paris atélier
Public will have rare chance to see inside 325 Rue Saint Martin as it opens for immersive exhibition
October 2022
Uffizi Galleries sue Jean Paul Gaultier over use of Botticelli images
Any use of Italy’s publicly owned art to sell merchandise requires permission and payment of a fee
September 2022
How we made
How we made Eurotrash: ‘We’d look at all these strange kinks. It traumatised a generation’
‘These days you have to be cautious but back then there were no limits. We broadcast at 10.30pm, which was perfect because by that time, everyone in Britain is drunk’
July 2022
‘Strap in and enjoy the ride’: behind the scenes at Jean Paul Gaultier’s wild fashion musical
The kilt-wearing, Madonna-dressing fashion legend and Eurotrash star has seen it all. Now his fabulous life is being turned into a riotous revue
June 2022
Fake nudes: fashion embraces the return of photo-realistic nipples
Kylie Jenner posts a gasp-inducing selfie in a Gaultier bikini and Miley Cyrus poses in Sinead Gorey’s ‘naked’ top
May 2022
Observer New Review Q&A
Jean Paul Gaultier: ‘I love the eccentricity and the freedom of England’
The French fashion designer on Eurotrash, proposing to Madonna, and the new cabaret show about his wild life
February 2022
Rocky’s shorts and Madonna’s bra on display in Madrid at Gaultier show
Cine y Moda looks at fashion’s relationship with film, from Brando’s The Wild One to Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange
October 2021
Jean Paul Gaultier launches rental service of iconic 1980s and 90s items
Maison hopes to entice new audience with rentals including cone brassiere corsets and cage-style dresses
July 2021
The G2 interview
Jean Paul Gaultier on couture, conical bras and condoms: ‘‘No sex please, we’re British?’ Au contraire!’
After 50 years in fashion, the designer is having new adventures. He discusses love, work, Madonna – and why Eurotrash couldn’t be made now
May 2021
Stars in stripes … why the classic Breton top is back in vogue
The comfy staple is seen as the perfect fashion transition after months spent at home
February 2021
Artists urged to shrug off Brexit blues in cross-Channel project
People in UK and France encouraged to submit work exploring new relationship between two countries
March 2020
Jean Paul Gaultier announces Sacai will take over his haute couture for AW20
The Japanese designer Chitose Abe is the first designer invited to interpret the haute couture codes of the house
January 2020
Paris says adieu as Jean Paul Gaultier puts up an exit show
Fashion’s enfant terrible leaves industry with collection that upcycles past glories
Jean Paul Gaultier's best catwalk moments – in pictures
The celebrated designer is retiring. Ahead of his final show on Wednesday evening, we recap his most memorable looks, including conical bras and skirt suits for men
Jean-Paul Gaultier bows out as fashion designer after 50 years
Gaultier says his high-end fashion and perfume business will continue along with a new concept as yet to be revealed
December 2019
From the Guardian archive
Jean-Paul Gaultier on his love for London – fashion archive, 1986
4 December 1986: In the past, the French fashion designer has quoted directly from British cult and gang styles, turning punk into high fashion
November 2019
Martin Margiela, the 'Banksy of fashion', hints at return
A decade after the Belgian designer’s disappearance, a new documentary unravels the mystique of Martin Margiela
