Saturday, September 29: Jean Paul Gaultier
Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier

• “From Madonna to Michael Jackson, Grace Jones to Sade: Jean-Paul Gaultier feted the pop and style icons of the 1980s on Saturday with a rebelliously joyful collection.” {AFP}
• “‘This show is based on facts. Any similarity with real events or characters is purely non-coincidental.’ Expectations ran high, given he created Madonna’s most iconic look at the height of her powers. So, once the Kiss tribute band had been settled on the front row, the Jean Paul Gaultier cabaret-cum-pop-quizz began.” {ELLEuk.com}
• “A good time was had by all–especially the designer.” {International Herald Tribune}
• “Jean Paul Gaultier’s show tonight was an absolute hoot.” {On The Runway/The New York Times}
• “Did he disappoint? Um, the show was a fabulous cabaret; the clothes were, in many cases, an impressively accurate redaction of the style of the original performers. But the relevance for now?” {Style.com}
• “‘Be the pop star you want to be,’ might have been Gaultier’s mantra as he romped through a platinum disc–worthy greatest hits collection.” {Vogue.com}
• “This was less a fashion show and more a concert–fashion press up and out of their seats to sing and dance along to favourite sartorial soundtracks.” {Vogue.com UK}
• “Gaultier’s riff on pop music, featuring groupings dedicated to the Eighties’ biggest names and a terrific soundtrack to match, made for an entertaining musical revue.” {WWD}