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.
Life is more important than art; that's what makes art important.
As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten and inspire in ways the democratic process may not be able to touch. So we keep it moving.
The sacred sense of beyond, of timelessness, of a world which had an eternal value and the substance of which was divine had been given back to me today by this friend of mine who taught me dancing.
Jazz is a sideways glance at music. It's like being an architect, knowing the basis of design but understanding that the facade can be whatever you dream.
Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.
I love singing. I love it, and it doesn't feel like a chore. It's an expression.
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