until Sunday August 17 2014
Barbican Centre
T : +44 (0)207 382 7006
Silk Street London
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United Kingdom
"From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk". In the first major exhibition devoted to the celebrated French couturier Jean Paul Gaultier, for explore he 's fashion world. With his avant-garde fashion creations and cutting-edge designs, Gaultier has shaped the look of fashion over the last 35 years.
This theatrically-staged exhibition brings together more than 140 cutting-edge couture and ready-to-wear garments including iconic costumes for film and performance from the early 1970s to the present day. The infamous conical bra and corsets Madonna wore during her 1990 Blonde Ambition World Tour are showcased alongside stage costumes designed for Kylie Minogue as well as pieces created for the films of Pedro Almodóvar and Luc Besson's The Fifth Element.
Director and Chief Curator and Thierry-Maxime Loriot.
