“He grew up in poverty and doubled up his clothes to mask how thin he was, which he was always self-conscious about, despite being a good-looking guy,” said Charlotte Blum, author of a book on grunge culture. The cardigan Cobain wore at Nirvana’s famous MTV Unplugged performance in 1993 sold at auction in 2019 for … Read more
Jean Paul Gaultier‘s fragrance business will receive the Corporate Impact Award at the The Center Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street on April 11. The Center Dinner has been one of the largest gatherings of LGBTQIA+ leaders and allies in the New York City area, raising funds to support The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community … Read more
The ’60s are definitely in the air. Jean Paul Gaultier has selected Courrèges designer Nicolas Di Felice — who has added heat and currency to the Space Age brand — as the house’s next guest couturier. Di Felice is to show his one-off collection for Jean Paul Gaultier during Paris Couture Week, scheduled for June … Read more
PARIS — Claude Montana, the French designer who defined power-woman dressing in the ’80s, has died at the age of 76, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode confirmed on Friday. The news was first reported by French news agency AFP. Though he is mainly remembered for the exaggerated silhouettes that earned … Read more
Back in the late ’80s, it was suggested to Jean Paul Gaultier that he capitalize on his soaring international fame and launch a perfume. “I prefer to make a record,” was his retort — and the backstory to his quirky, 1989 electro-pop album “How to Do That,” which introduced a new audience to his corsetry, … Read more
