This past weekend I went to the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the De Young in Golden Gate Park. Days later I am still taking about it, and planning my next trip up to see it. I"ve always loved Gaultier's work, the Madonna cone bra is such a signature piece, and his use of ethnic styles ranging from the Ukraine to Africa. What I didn't realize is that haute couture must be constructed entirely by hand! This gives me a huge appreciation for the work.
This exhibit is so innovative. It really is almost a performance art piece. I won't say too much about it because if you are local you really owe it to yourself to see it.
This is a fabulous knit ball gown, a glorious patchwork of cables, lace, patterns and baubles! A lot of the garments had the total time it took to construct them, this one came in at a mere 32 hours! I have to think that there were several knitters working on it!
This is an incredible corset busted gown made entirely of ribbon!
I think Teva Durham might have drawn some inspiration for her knitted kilt from some of Gaultier's mid 90's punk styles! This gown was an part kilt, part sari and all punk!
