When was Jean Paul Gaultier born?

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.

How do you say Jean Paul Gaultier?

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.

How to spot a fake Jean Paul Gaultier?

To assess the authenticity of a Jean Paul Gaultier, look for the black tag that features the logo stitched in a typewriter font. If you are buying a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier item, be sure you are buying from a reputable source. Save the stress and shop a collection of properly vetted vintage and new Jean Paul Gaultier designs from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.

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Gaultier Soleil

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Black bias-cut wool gown from Jean-Paul Gaultier. Gown has extra-long bunched sleeves and has a train that is gathered to the front and is secured with a belted black leather strap.

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1990s Evening Gowns

A 1990s Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Wool Pinstriped Blazer

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A 1990s Jean Paul Gaultier Brown Wool Pinstriped Blazer

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Copenhagen, DK

A stylish 1990s Jean Paul Gaultier brown and pinstriped wool blazer with long tapered sleeves, a nipped-in waist, and structured shoulders.

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1990s French Blazers

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Vintage JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Erotic Comic Cartoon Print Maxi Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Kingersheim, Alsace

Vintage JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Erotic Comic Cartoon Print Maxi Dress Measurements taken laid flat, please double bust, waist and hips: Shoulder: 16.14 inches (41 cm) Sleeves: 19.68 inch...

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20th Century French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Vintage JeanPaul Gaultier Purple Print Blouse

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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 Collection.

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1990s Cocktail Dresses

Jean Paul Gaultier red silk long sleeve corset, ss 2008

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Size: IT 40 - FR 36 - UK 8

Jean Paul Gaultier red silk long sleeve corset, ss 2008

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in London, GB

▪ Jean Paul Gaultier corset ▪ Constructed from red silk ▪ Full sleeves ▪ Off-shoulder neckline with drawstring ties ▪ Structured bodice with multiple built-in corset bones ▪ Metal...

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Early 2000s Italian Corsets

Museum Worthy 1980s Jean Paul Gaultier Pour Equator Dress

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige

Museum-Worthy 1980s Jean Paul Gaultier Pour Equator Maxi black Dress in lycra, with silk bow, knitted sleeves and tulle skirt. Size 44 IT. Condition: Overall really good, some imper...

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1980s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Koi Tattoo Flesh-Coloured Sheer Mesh Top Size XS

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Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Koi Tattoo Flesh-Coloured Sheer Mesh Top Size XS

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in Nice, FR

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage flesh-coloured sheer mesh top featuring a black flocked Japanese koi tattoo print. Knitted collar and cuffs. Label reads JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Maille Femme...

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20th Century French Shirts

By Jean Paul Gaultier

Located in New York, NY

Jean Paul Gaultier Paris Eiffel Tower City Lights Print Dress Size M Excellent condition. Wrap around style dress. This kind of JPG pieces fabric is stretchy and can fit different...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Day Dresses

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Jean Paul Gaultier Long Sleeve For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary jean paul gaultier long sleeve for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Brown, Red and more. If you’re looking for a jean paul gaultier long sleeve from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been 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.

How Much is a Jean Paul Gaultier Long Sleeve?

On average, a jean paul gaultier long sleeve on 1stDibs sells for $415, while they’re typically $131 on the low end and $4,288 for the highest priced versions of this item.

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.

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Finding the Right Clothing for You

Start building your collection of covetable and iconic vintage clothing today — no matter where you roam, there is a curated selection of designer dresses and gowns, sweaters, shirts, dazzling shoes and more on 1stDibs that will keep you covered in the hottest styles from head to toe.

From elegant museum-worthy vintage Chanel dresses and jackets to audacious T-shirts and trousers from provocative punk designer Vivienne Westwood, one thing is abundantly clear: If the clothing for sale on 1stDibs could talk, it would certainly make a statement.

For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers — think John Galliano and Roberto Cavalli — but maybe ‘80s accessories are among your (guilty?) pleasures.

Playful, boldly colored coats and outerwear from Moschino, Ralph Lauren and other titans of the era can take a simpler ensemble to the next level, while chic and practical suits from the likes of Christian Dior and Balmain endure for haute couture advocates and beyond.

And vintage is the name of the game on today’s red carpets, too. Celebrity stylists are turning to archival pieces created by the likes of Bob Mackie, Thierry Mugler and Jean-Paul Gaultier as alternatives to new gowns plucked straight off the runway. Wearing such sought-after items gives celebrities instant allure and suggests a personal style that’s not only achingly glamorous but intellectually informed and influenced by a love of craftsmanship.

Those seeking contemporary luxury looks and in-demand street-style fits can indulge in designs by Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu and Loro Piana, while pieces from Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Versace endure as examples of fashion’s most covetable goods.

The future — and glamorous past — of fashion is yours for the wearing. Find vintage clothing and accessories for sale on 1stDibs, including designs by Balenciaga, Valentino, Celine, Loewe and more.

Questions About Jean Paul Gaultier

When was Jean Paul Gaultier born?
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1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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.
How do you say Jean Paul Gaultier?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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.
How to spot a fake Jean Paul Gaultier?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
To assess the authenticity of a Jean Paul Gaultier, look for the black tag that features the logo stitched in a typewriter font. If you are buying a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier item, be sure you are buying from a reputable source. Save the stress and shop a collection of properly vetted vintage and new Jean Paul Gaultier designs from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.