Accidental Icon: The ‘Enfant Terrible’ and Miss Vintage

Oct 19, 2014

Accidental Icon: The ‘Enfant Terrible’ and Miss Vintage

During the recent Paris Fashion Week the designer referred to as the “enfant terrible” of French fashion, Jean Paul Gaultier, presented his last RTW runway show. The show, a spectacle as always, was conceived of as a beauty pageant. The pageant, Miss JP Gaultier 2015, featured his favorite women and iconic looks. The show was joyous, exuberant, irreverent and loving. Triumphantly ending the show, Miss. Vintage paid homage to women of a ‘certain age’. The Miss Vintage women were sexy, witty and cool and there was more than a whiff of transgression in the air.  What I love about JP the most, aside from his irrepressible grin, is his constant reminder that clothing can be a kind of cultural revolt, a theme I am constantly exploring. So in honor of the occasion I put on my From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk T-shirt and went for a stroll downtown.

See Pictures of Miss Vintage and iconic JP looks on my Pinterest Board

See Details to find out about the clothes

Read my JP and the Feathered Boots Story

Do you have a story about using clothing to rebel? Pay homage to Jean Paul Gaultier by telling it in a comment. I would love to read it. Accidental Icon

14 Comments

  2. Lyn
    Lyn on October 21, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Albertine! The illustrations and photos on your blog are gorgeous!

  3. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 21, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Albertine! The illustrations and photos on your blog are gorgeous!

  4. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 21, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Albertine! The illustrations and photos on your blog are gorgeous!

  5. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 21, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Albertine! The illustrations and photos on your blog are gorgeous!

  7. Lyn
    Lyn on October 25, 2014 at 1:23 am

    Isn’t he? That fabulous grin too.
    Accidental

  8. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 25, 2014 at 1:23 am

    Isn’t he? That fabulous grin too.
    Accidental

  9. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 25, 2014 at 1:23 am

    Isn’t he? That fabulous grin too.
    Accidental

  10. lyn@accidentalicon.com
    [email protected] on October 25, 2014 at 1:23 am

    Isn’t he? That fabulous grin too.
    Accidental

  11. ODYSSEY
    ODYSSEY on October 31, 2014 at 1:10 am

    Yes, his grin is unforgettable!