Jean-Paul Gaultier's next haute couture show will be the last

Jean-Paul Gaultier will soon say goodbye to the podiums. The famous French designer announced on Friday that his haute couture show planned for Wednesday at the Théâtre du Châtelet would be his "last". “On January 22, 2020, I will celebrate my 50th career in fashion with a major Haute Couture fashion show at the Théâtre du Châtelet. It will also be my last parade, "he said in a statement sent to AFP.

For Jean-Paul Gaultier, who had already said goodbye to ready-to-wear six years ago, the time for retirement has not yet struck. "But rest assured, the house of Couture Gaultier Paris continues, with a new project of which I am the instigator and which will be revealed to you soon", he added. This announcement comes in the middle of Fashion Week, just before the opening of fashion shows from Monday.

This show celebrating 50 years of my career will also be my last. But rest assured Haute Couture will continue with a new concept. pic.twitter.com/PJCC53K4tm

The 67-year-old French stylist launched his first haute couture collection in 1997. A key figure in the world of couture since he changed dress codes in the 1980s with his sailor shirt or bustier with conical cups worn by Madonna , Gaultier, who made his debut notably with Pierre Cardin, has the art of mixing genres, genders, eras, the banter of popular streets and the distinction of beautiful neighborhoods

This accountant's son, who grew up in Arcueil (Val-de-Marne) and was introduced to sewing at a very young age by his esthetician grandmother, is also at the origin of skirts for men, created in 1984, because for him, "a man does not wear his masculinity on his clothes, his manhood is in his head".