I have always been drawn to designing fashions that are rebellious, like black leather jackets on suburban kinds, a corset dress, punk, blue jeans. I love that. Fashion changes all the time, and what is considered extreme or elegant or luxurious (or not luxurious) is changing all the time.
Interpretation
Fashion is constantly evolving, reflecting rebellion and personal expression.
In this quote, Jean Paul Gaultier emphasizes the dynamic nature of fashion, highlighting how it is often a reflection of rebellion and individuality. He expresses his attraction to unconventional designs that defy traditional norms, suggesting that as societal views shift, so too does the definition of what is stylish or luxurious.
In practice
Using this quote in a fashion seminar to inspire creativity in designers.
The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.
I love and admire everyone who is different. I love that. The 'jet set' is banal. 'Good taste' is banal. Eccentricity is chic. Good taste paralyzes. But punk or street fashion or a tattoo-covered body, that is interesting to me, and that I love. I didn't go to fashion school. I learned from watching couture shows on TV and reading magazines. That made me dream.
Dressing is a pleasure; clothes are not a joke.
I don't know exactly what is my impact, but I can say I am doing fashion my own way.
Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them.
It's always the badly dressed people who are the most interesting.
When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me.
I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me.
Art in its highest form is art that serves and instructs society and human development.
I do not write experimental music. My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards it is the listener who must experiment.
It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
Genius is a bend in the creek where bright water has gathered, and which mirrors the trees, the sky and the banks. It just does that because it is there and the scenery is there. Talent is a fine mirror with a silver frame, with the name of the owner engraved on the back.
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