To show the relativity of what's good taste and what's not is something I like to play with. Jean Paul Gaultier More Quotes by Jean Paul Gaultier More Quotes From Jean Paul Gaultier My eccentricity became direction. Jean Paul Gaultier eccentricity When I do my collection, it is in a way my own story. Jean Paul Gaultier revelationsstoriesway Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them. Jean Paul Gaultier expensive-clothesclothesbelieve You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible. Jean Paul Gaultier designerfashionthinking I have loved corsets since I was small. When I was a child, my grandmother took me to an exhibition, and they had a corset on display. I loved the flesh color, the salmon satin, the lace. Jean Paul Gaultier grandmothercolorchildren When people have good energy, I feel it. And generally I feel that people do like me. And that makes me very happy. Jean Paul Gaultier very-happyenergypeople Sometimes I have chosen to see films just by their posters. Jean Paul Gaultier postersfilmsometimes I can not forget Melina Mercouri in black dress at 'Never on Sunday'. Jean Paul Gaultier sundayblackdresses It's good that there is more support of diversity but there is still a lot of resistance. I never saw it as fighting for a cause, though, for me it was spontaneous, I was doing what felt natural to me. I felt a part of it. I have always been attracted to what is new, interesting, funny, creative, the good things that were happening at that time in the world. Jean Paul Gaultier diversityfightinginteresting When I started in fashion, I had already adopted the sailor-striped sweater as my uniform; that way, I wouldn't have to drive myself crazy trying to figure out what to wear. Jean Paul Gaultier sweatersfashioncrazy The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about how pieces can be put together in different ways. I think this is a more modern way to wear clothes that in themselves are fairly classic. Jean Paul Gaultier clothesideasthinking I am 1952. I masticate. I am like a big stomach. Jean Paul Gaultier stomachegobigs Always my collections are made of different influences. Jean Paul Gaultier influencedifferentmade My clothes have always been expensive. Even though I have had a few lower-priced lines over the years, little by little everything I do tends toward the luxury market. Jean Paul Gaultier luxurymoneyyears My best experiences with movies have come when I didn't know what to see. Jean Paul Gaultier best-experiencesknows I love Madonna. She is the only woman I have asked to marry me. She refused, of course. Jean Paul Gaultier marry-mecourseslove I went to London a lot as a young designer because London was a major inspiration, not only for the clothes but the sense of freedom. I remember going to see a stage production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in the mid Eighties and loving the mix of Goth and humor, and in my shows I've always liked to play jokes and have fun. Jean Paul Gaultier inspirationfunremember I like the dynamism and the joy cabare creates. I have always taken my job very seriously, but have always liked to have fun, to play. I like tradition and classicism but I have always liked to mix it up, even if it shocks at times. Jean Paul Gaultier takenjoyfun I take life as it happens. And I give myself a lot of freedom. Jean Paul Gaultier happensgiving What is masculine and what is feminine, anyway? Jean Paul Gaultier femininegendermasculine
