Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Oriental Tattoo Sheer Mesh Top
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Deformation/retraction of the angora knitted elements.
- Seller Location:Nice, FR
- Reference Number:
Jean Paul Gaultier
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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: French Riviera, France
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Versace Jeans Couture Vintage Betty Boop Motorcycle Logos Police Cotton SkirtBy Gianni Versace, Versace Jeans CoutureLocated in Nice, FRVERSACE JEANS COUTURE vintage skirt featuring an opulent and multicolored print with BEETY BOOPs, motorcycle, HARLEY DAVIDSON and ROLLS-ROYCE logos, City of Washington police insigna...Category
20th Century Italian T-Shirts
- JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Vintage Sheer Mesh Ancient Greek Venus Bust Print TopBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in Nice, FRJEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage iconic sheer mesh top featuring a multicolor Ancient Greek Venus bust print. Label reads JEAN PAUL GAULTIER MAILLE Made in Italy...Category
20th Century French Shirts
- Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Oriental Tattoo Sheer Mesh Top Size LBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in Nice, FRJEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage oriental print sheer mesh tattoo top with integrated large scarf which can be used in different ways : hood, scarf, scarf co...Category
20th Century French Shirts
- Moschino Vintage Iconic 90s Frame Art Gallery Shirt Size LBy MoschinoLocated in Nice, FRMOSCHINO vintage iconic 1990s shirt featuring an opulent multicolored gold framed art gallery masterpieces. Long sleeves. Button down closure. Cuff b...Category
20th Century Italian Shirts
- Moschino Vintage Iconic Slotter Casino Game Shirt US Size 14By MoschinoLocated in Nice, FRMOSCHINO vintage shirt featuring an opulent multicolor print of a slotter casino game on a black background. Long sleeves. Button down closure. Cuff butto...Category
20th Century Italian Shirts
- Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Op Art Mesh Unisex Top Size MBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in Nice, FRJEAN PAUL GAULTIER Fuzzi sheer mesh unisex top featuring an abstract Op Art print. Label reads JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Maille Made in Italy. Size tag reads : M. Please refer to measurem...Category
20th Century French Shirts
- Drome Metallic Laser Cut Leather Top - LLocated in West Palm Beach, FLThis Drome leather top is metallic in color. It is laser cut to look like sequins. The sleeves hit around the elbows. This top is in excellent condition. Size large. Measurements Sl...Category
2010s Shirts
- Raquel Allegra Fancy sweater size MLocated in Gazzaniga (BG), ITCotton (50%) and polyester (50%) Grey color fancy print Worked Maximum length cm 60 (23,6 inches) Shouder cm 44 (17,3 inches) Size 2Category
2010s Blousons
- Alexander McQueen Maxi cardigan size MBy Alexander McQueenLocated in Gazzaniga (BG), IT100% Wool Nude color Two pockets Long sleeves V neck Maximum length cm 88 (34,6 inches)Category
2010s Italian Blousons
- Brown suede shirt with gold metallic snaps Carolina Herrera NEWBy Carolina HerreraLocated in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FRBrown suede shirt with gold metallic snaps. Pockets and no lining except inside the pocket ( Cupro) SIZE SCategory
2010s Indian Blouses and Tops
- Silk leopard printed blouse Yves Saint Laurent Rive GaucheBy Yves Saint Laurent Rive GaucheLocated in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FRSilk leopard printed blouse . Button tab in the middle back, the 1st button on top is covered with fabric and the others ones are in plastic but h...Category
1980s French Blouses and Tops
- HERMES Silk Vintage Sweatshirt Size 38FR Mint NEW ConditionBy HermèsLocated in New York, NYHermes 100% silk vintage sweatshirt Multicolor with peacock and swan print. Fabric looks new and unworn. Size 38 Fr.Made in France FINAL SALECategory
21st Century and Contemporary Shirts