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Gaultier 1998

Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Krishna Mesh Print Top
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Krishna Mesh Print Top

Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Krishna Mesh Print Top

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Krishna print mesh top. Features iconic "Krishna" print , round

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1990s French Blouses and Tops

Jean-Paul Gaultier backpack 'corset' 1998
Jean-Paul Gaultier backpack 'corset' 1998

Jean-Paul Gaultier backpack 'corset' 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

. A 1998 Collection under the artistic direction of Jean Paul Gaultier. Condition: Very good

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1990s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Jean Paul Gaultier archival 1998 mesh Antique print dress
Jean Paul Gaultier archival 1998 mesh Antique print dress

Jean Paul Gaultier archival 1998 mesh Antique print dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in PARIS, FR

Jean Paul Gaultier archival 1998 collection mesh dress, antique print. Rare find. It can fit US 0

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1990s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier orange twisted bodysuit, ss 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier orange twisted bodysuit, ss 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier orange twisted bodysuit, ss 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

▪ Archival Jean Paul Gaultier bodysuit ▪ Spring-Summer 1998 ▪ Allover orange print features the

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1990s Italian Bodysuits

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh maxi dres, ss 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh maxi dres, ss 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh maxi dres, ss 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Milano, IT

Skof.Archive - Maxi dress with brown mesh lining - Spring Summer 1998 Size : FR 36 - IT 40 - UK 8 - US 4 (EU

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1990s Italian Informal Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Sheer Mesh Top
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Sheer Mesh Top

Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Sheer Mesh Top

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Wembley, GB

Interdite Vintage presents a Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Frida Kalo Sheer Mesh Top • Jean-Paul

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1990s European T-Shirts

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh long-sleeve shirt, ss 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh long-sleeve shirt, ss 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh long-sleeve shirt, ss 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Milano, IT

- Cuba print shirt - Sold by Skof.Archive - Button closure - Fitted to the body - Stretch mesh with cuba themed print throughout in hues of teal, brown and cream - Made in Italy ...

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1990s Italian Shirt Waists

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER S/s 1998 Blue Printed Dress with Front Slit
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER S/s 1998 Blue Printed Dress with Front Slit

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER S/s 1998 Blue Printed Dress with Front Slit

$1,490

Size: See Measurement in description

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER S/s 1998 Blue Printed Dress with Front Slit

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in 上海市, Xuhui district

The dress's fitted bodice is luxuriously detailed with swirling patterns and beadwork, leading down to a uniquely designed split front skirt that further accentuates its fluid, sea-...

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1990s French Day Dresses

Vintage long Mesh dress 1998 Jean Paul Gaultier
Vintage long Mesh dress 1998 Jean Paul Gaultier

Vintage long Mesh dress 1998 Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Carnate, IT

Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier long mesh dress 1998 Jeans Jean Paul Gaultier collection. Iconic mesh

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21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Dresses

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1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Black Leather Bustier Backpack
1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Black Leather Bustier Backpack

1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Black Leather Bustier Backpack

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, Chelsea

add a high-fashion quirk to any look. Label / Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier Period: 1998 Origin

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1990s French Backpacks

Vintage 1998 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Tattoo Print Sheer Mesh Dress
Vintage 1998 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Tattoo Print Sheer Mesh Dress

Vintage 1998 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Tattoo Print Sheer Mesh Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Kingersheim, Alsace

Vintage 1998 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Tattoo Print Sheer Mesh Dress Measurements taken laid flat, please

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1990s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier F/W 1998 Runway Gothic Cross Mesh Top
Jean Paul Gaultier F/W 1998 Runway Gothic Cross Mesh Top

Jean Paul Gaultier F/W 1998 Runway Gothic Cross Mesh Top

By Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Rome, IT

Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 1998 Black Mesh long sleeve top with Red/Orange Gothic Cross motif

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1990s Italian Shirts

Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Velour Drip Coat
Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Velour Drip Coat

Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Velour Drip Coat

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jean Paul Gaultier’s fall 1998 collection skewed heavily sartorial. Most models wore power suits

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Fashion 5, Jean Paul Gaultier

Fashion 5, Jean Paul Gaultier

By Sarah Moon

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Sarah Moon (France, born 1941) Fashion 5, Jean Paul Gaultier, 1998 Fresson Print Image Dimensions

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1990s Color Photography

1997 - 1998 Rare Jean Paul Gaultier Black Wool Jacket
1997 - 1998 Rare Jean Paul Gaultier Black Wool Jacket

1997 - 1998 Rare Jean Paul Gaultier Black Wool Jacket

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Capri, IT

1997 - 1998 Rare Jean Paul Gaultier Black Jacket Gaultier rare classique jacket totally made in

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1990s Italian Jackets

Jean-Paul Gaultier High-Neck Long-Sleeved Dress 1997-1998
Jean-Paul Gaultier High-Neck Long-Sleeved Dress 1997-1998

Jean-Paul Gaultier High-Neck Long-Sleeved Dress 1997-1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Jean-Paul Gaultier - High-neck long-sleeved dress. 40FR size indicated. 1997/1998 Fall-Winter

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1990s Cocktail Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Dress
Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Dress

Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage S/S 1998 Frida Kahlo Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring Summer 1998 Frida Kahlo sleeveless dress. Featuring zig-zag cut seams

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1990s French Maxi Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag
Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Nice, FR

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER rare 1998 iconic black leather bustier shoulder handbag. This handbag features

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20th Century Italian Shoulder Bags

Jean Paul Gaultier brown nylon mesh off-shoulder maxi dress, ss 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier brown nylon mesh off-shoulder maxi dress, ss 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier brown nylon mesh off-shoulder maxi dress, ss 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

▪ Jean Paul Gaultier brown nylon mesh maxi dress ▪ Knot detail around bust ▪ Ribbed collar and

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1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh t-shirt and maxi skirt set, ss 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh t-shirt and maxi skirt set, ss 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Cuba print mesh t-shirt and maxi skirt set, ss 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

▪ Jean Paul Gaultier skirt suit ▪ Stretch mesh with Cuba themed print throughout in hues of teal

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1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Jean Paul Gaultier Iconic Bustier Backpack '98 New
Jean Paul Gaultier Iconic Bustier Backpack '98 New

Jean Paul Gaultier Iconic Bustier Backpack '98 New

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in New York, NY

1998 Jean Paul Gaultier iconic bustier backpack purse. Black hardshell leather with fabric lined

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1990s French Backpacks

1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Amour Dress
1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Amour Dress

1998 Jean Paul Gaultier Amour Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Austin, TX

1998 Jean Paul Gaultier printed Amour dress. Drawstrings at side seams on hem. Condition

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1990s Italian Day Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Printed Mesh Ensemble, Spring-Summer 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Printed Mesh Ensemble, Spring-Summer 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Printed Mesh Ensemble, Spring-Summer 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Geneva, CH

bold example of Jean Paul Gaultier’s inventive spirit. Both pieces of the ensemble can be worn

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1990s Italian Skirt Suits

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag
Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag

Jean Paul Gaultier Rare 1998 Iconic Black Leather Bustier Handbag

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Nice, FR

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER rare 1998 iconic black leather bustier shoulder handbag. This handbag features

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20th Century Italian Shoulder Bags

Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Sheer Silk Gazar Coat Dress c.1995-1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Sheer Silk Gazar Coat Dress c.1995-1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Sheer Silk Gazar Coat Dress c.1995-1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Studio City, CA

Jean Paul Gaultier sheer brown silk gazar Victorian-inspired coat. This coat has a high lace

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1990s French Coats

Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Mesh Maxi Dress
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Mesh Maxi Dress

Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Mesh Maxi Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 1998 - Classique line All over pattern mesh maxi dress Size XL

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1990s Casual Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Bustier Backpack Purse
Jean Paul Gaultier Bustier Backpack Purse

Jean Paul Gaultier Bustier Backpack Purse

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Toronto, ON

Vintage 1998 Jean Paul Gaultier iconic bustier backpack purse. Black Hardshell leather with fabric

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1990s French Backpacks

Jean Paul Gaultier SS1998 Mesh Tank Top
Jean Paul Gaultier SS1998 Mesh Tank Top

Jean Paul Gaultier SS1998 Mesh Tank Top

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring 1998 show referenced iconoclasts of the past and present, focusing on

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1990s Tank Tops

Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Frida Kahlo T-Shirt
Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Frida Kahlo T-Shirt

Jean Paul Gaultier 1998 Frida Kahlo T-Shirt

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Bath, GB

Jean Paul Gaultier Femme 1998 Collection Labelled size 40

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Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring 1998 Frida Kahlo Apron Dress
Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring 1998 Frida Kahlo Apron Dress

Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring 1998 Frida Kahlo Apron Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Prague, CZ

layered with different items of clothing, find countless inspiration on the runway of Spring 1998 RTW show

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1990s Day Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier Blue Navy Beige Skirt Suit Dress Monogram Graffiti 1998
Jean Paul Gaultier Blue Navy Beige Skirt Suit Dress Monogram Graffiti 1998

Jean Paul Gaultier Blue Navy Beige Skirt Suit Dress Monogram Graffiti 1998

By Jean Paul Gaultier Classique, Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Jean Paul Gaultier vintage dress suit 1998 collection, composed of a top with red straps and long

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1990s French Skirt Suits

Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Jacquard Silk Tote Bag
Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Jacquard Silk Tote Bag

Jean Paul Gaultier AW1998 Jacquard Silk Tote Bag

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

, including Madonna and Marilyn Manson, both whom he conceptualized tour wardrobes for. Gaultier's fall 1998

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1990s Tote Bags

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Find the exact vintage or contemporary gaultier 1998 you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Gray, Brown and more. You’re likely to find the perfect gaultier 1998 among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

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Jean Paul Gaultier for sale on 1stDibs

Endeavoring to tear down gender stereotypes and sartorial norms on the catwalk, making underwear outerwear, putting men in skirts and models of all shapes and sizes on the runway, Jean Paul Gaultier has created wildly provocative, transformational designs for day dresses, gowns, tops and other garments that draw on numerous influences and boldly merge haute couture with street sensibility.

An only child raised in the suburbs of Paris, Gaultier didn’t have a formal fashion education. But he loved to sketch and was drawn to clothing, citing the corsets in his maternal grandmother’s closet as having a formative impact on his creative direction. He’s said that some of his earliest fashion work was for his teddy bear, and later he would send his sketches to designers he revered, including Pierre Cardin.

Gaultier began his career in 1970 as an assistant to Cardin, who admired the sketches the 18-year-old had sent for his appraisal. After Gaultier had his first runway show in 1976, featuring unconventional statements like pairing motorcycle jackets with ballerina skirts, it didn’t take long for his star to rise.

Gaultier's playful but exquisitely crafted reimaginings of classic Parisian styles — the striped mariner shirt, the trench coat — soon became recurring themes of his eponymous house, which he founded with his life partner and business associate Francis Menuge in 1982.

“He was absolutely peerless for the longest time in the late ’80s and early ’90s,” fashion editor Tim Blanks told the New York Times. This was the period of Gaultier’s most iconic designs.

In 1984, Gaultier’s “Boy Toy” collection challenged men’s fashion with striped shirts and skirts — and sold around 3,000 of them. He was hailed for spectacle-laden runway shows and superb tailoring. Gaultier began to work with Madonna during the late 1980s, and, at the pop star’s request, he designed the costumes for her 1990 “Blond Ambition” tour. Her pink corset became a cultural touchstone of the era.

Gaultier continued to expand his brand. There were the colorful all-over graphic prints in the sheer stretch-tulle fabric of his Soleil line — which have gained fans in millennials seeking the authentic, easy style of 1990s fashion — and he debuted his first couture collection in 1997. Gaultier created costumes for film and stage and was nominated for a César Award for Best Costume Design for The City of Lost Children (1995) and then a second for Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element (1997).

From 2003 to 2010, Gaultier was the creative director for Hermès. The first international exhibition of his work, “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk,” debuted in 2011 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and toured to cities including Stockholm, New York City, Dallas and London. Vintage Gaultier Birkin bags are unsurprisingly sought-after collectibles, and the So Black collection — a line that included the So Black Birkin, which featured black PVD-coated hardware — was among his last works for the brand before his departure.

Gaultier presented his last ready-to-wear collection in 2014 and in 2020 stepped down from his couture line, ending his boundary-pushing, industry-shaping reign with a raucous show of more than 230 outfits formed from fragments of collections from across his 50-year career.

One of fashion’s enfants terribles, Gaultier has never sought out pretty for pretty’s sake. Instead, he has challenged the traditional ideals of beauty. Today, the designer's vintage clothing designs — experimental undergarments cut from lace and suede, leather-trimmed evening dresses and jackets of denim, plastic or striped jersey — are as punk as they are high fashion.

Find vintage Jean Paul Gaultier dresses, skirts, jeans and accessories today on 1stDibs.

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    Jean Paul Gaultier was born on April 24, 1952 in a suburb of Paris. He is known as the ‘enfant-terrible’ of the fashion world, whose designs celebrated androgyny. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Jean Paul Gaultier pieces from some of the world’s top sellers.
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    If you want to properly pronounce Jean Paul Gaultier, it should sound like ”zhaan-paal-gaal-tee-ay”. Gaultier himself originates from a suburb of Paris, France. You can shop iconic vintage and contemporary Jean Paul Gaultier fashions from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.