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Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier is the Paris fashion house founded in 1976 by Jean Paul Gaultier, long associated with corsetry, tailoring, gender play, pop culture, provocation and couture. Gaultier retired from ready-to-wear in 2014 and from producing regular couture collections in 2020, after which the house operated through a guest-couturier model. In 2025, Duran Lantink became its permanent Creative Director, marking a new chapter after that collaborative era. The directory distinguishes the founder’s completed creative role, the guest-couturier structure and Lantink’s current mandate. Jean Paul Gaultier is part of Puig; Puig group figures are not presented as house-only financial performance unless an official source provides direct attribution.
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1982
- Founder
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Creative lead
- Duran Lantink
- Ownership
- Puig
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated Puig
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Jean Paul Gaultier — Founder and Creative Director1976–2020 · house · former · Puig
- Glenn Martens — Guest Couturier2022–2022 · couture · former · Jean Paul Gaultier
- Duran Lantink — Creative Director2025–Present · house · current · Puig
- 1976 — First collectionJean Paul Gaultier presents his first namesake collection.
- 1993 — Classique fragranceThe house launches its first major Puig fragrance.
- 1997 — Haute coutureJean Paul Gaultier presents his first couture collection.
- 2011 — Puig acquisitionPuig acquires control of the fashion house.
- 2020 — Founder retires from runwayThe house begins its guest-designer couture model.
- 2025 — Lantink appointedDuran Lantink becomes permanent creative director.