Jean Paul Gaultier quotes

Jean Paul Gaultier is a French fashion designer renowned for his avant-garde and innovative creations. His bold designs often challenge traditional concepts of beauty and gender. He has influenced generations of designers and remains a prominent figure in the world of haute couture. Here are 31 of his quotes:

I don't like dreams or reality. I like when dreams become reality because that is my life. (Jean Paul Gaultier)
My eccentricity became direction. View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier
I don't know exactly what is my impact, but I can say I am doing fashion my own way. View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier
I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it. View quote
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It is beautiful to be what you are. View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier
Fashion is about what you look like, which translates to what you would like to be like. View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier
Sometimes I have chosen to see films just by their posters. View quote
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I could say that making clothes is my way of communicating, because I was always so shy. View quote
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Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them. View quote
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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. View quote
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You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible. (Jean Paul Gaultier)
I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics. View quote
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People are so codified - it's sad. View quote
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I've always felt more at home in the UK than in France. View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier
I take life as it happens. And I give myself a lot of freedom. View quote
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When I do my collection, it is in a way my own story. View quote
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I was lucky to have parents who loved me. View quote
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People think that everyone wears black in France; in fact they all wear grey. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was fascinated by movies from age 12. View quote
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People are fed up with something when it becomes more and more popular. (Jean Paul Gaultier)
Always my collections are made of different influences. View quote
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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. View quote
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In France, history is paralyzing. View quote
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I know what I am able and not able to do. Fashion? OK. Fashion... clothes in theatre, in an opera, in a concert - all that I love. To make a movie myself... no! View quote
Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier - Image
Photo: Netaction, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: French Designer
Born: April 24, 1952
Quotes count: 31

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