Jean Paul Gaultier Quiz: Sailor Stripes and Cone Bras

A self-taught designer from the Paris suburbs mailed his sketches to Pierre Cardin and was hired on his 18th birthday, and this Jean Paul Gaultier quiz traces the career that followed. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the Breton marinière, skirts for men, the Blond Ambition corset, Hermès, The Fifth Element, perfume tins and his 2020 farewell show.

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Which couturier first hired Gaultier at age 18?
Stripes
Which classic garment is Gaultier's signature?
Madonna
For which tour did Gaultier design Madonna's cone bra corset?
Skirts
What did Gaultier famously put on male models in 1985?
Nickname
Which nickname did the fashion press give Gaultier?
Hermès
Which luxury house's womenswear did Gaultier design from 2003 to 2010?
Film
Which science-fiction film featured Gaultier costumes?
Perfume
What shape is the bottle for Gaultier's classic women's fragrance?
Packaging
What container did Gaultier fragrances famously come in?
Farewell
When did Gaultier stage his final runway show?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which couturier first hired Gaultier at age 18?
Answer: Pierre Cardin
Gaultier had sent him sketches.
Q2: Which classic garment is Gaultier's signature?
Answer: The Breton striped marinière
Navy and white stripes appear across his collections.
Q3: For which tour did Gaultier design Madonna's cone bra corset?
Answer: Blond Ambition, 1990
The pink satin corset became iconic.
Q4: What did Gaultier famously put on male models in 1985?
Answer: Skirts
He challenged ideas of menswear.
Q5: Which nickname did the fashion press give Gaultier?
Answer: L'enfant terrible
It means the terrible child, for his provocations.
Q6: Which luxury house's womenswear did Gaultier design from 2003 to 2010?
Answer: Hermès
He worked there while running his own house.
Q7: Which science-fiction film featured Gaultier costumes?
Answer: The Fifth Element
He designed over 900 outfits for Luc Besson's film.
Q8: What shape is the bottle for Gaultier's classic women's fragrance?
Answer: A corseted female torso
Le Mâle uses a male torso in a striped top.
Q9: What container did Gaultier fragrances famously come in?
Answer: A metal tin like a food can
The tin added playful pop-art packaging.
Q10: When did Gaultier stage his final runway show?
Answer: 2020
He celebrated 50 years in fashion in Paris.

Jean Paul Gaultier Quiz – The Enfant Terrible of Fashion

Jean Paul Gaultier was born near Paris in 1952 and taught himself design. Pierre Cardin hired him at 18, and he launched his own collection in 1976. The press called him l'enfant terrible for his playful provocations.

The Breton striped marinière became his signature, and in 1985 he put men in skirts. He designed the cone bra corset for Madonna's 1990 Blond Ambition tour and the costumes for The Fifth Element.

Gaultier led Hermès womenswear from 2003 to 2010. His perfumes come in torso-shaped bottles packaged in tins. He staged his final runway show in 2020.

What This Quiz Teaches

Fashion fans will enjoy these questions.

How Gaultier started
Which garments define him
Who he dressed
Where else he worked
How his perfumes look

Did You Know?

Gaultier's childhood teddy bear wore an early cone bra.
He co-hosted the TV show Eurotrash.
Guest designers now create his couture collections.
He often cast unconventional models.
A musical revue told his life story.