JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

In 1982, Jean-Paul Gaultier launched his namesake fashion house, quickly earning him the title of the "L'enfant terrible" of the Parisian fashion world. Gaultier was a trailblazer with his ability to challenge the status quo and his gender-bending styles such as having women don traditionally masculine clothes and men walking the runway in dresses. Gaultier solidified his place in the fashion industry by designing the clothes for Madonna’s Blond Ambition Tour in 1990, where he introduced some of the most iconic fashion pieces, including the conical bra. Today, Jean-Paul Gaultier is well respected for his ability to mix the house's archive pieces with a touch of twenty-first-century styling.