Fashion is not art. Never.

What brought Gaultier immense success was the advent of his haute couture line in 1997. The 6 July 2011 the new men's fragrance Kokorico has been launched at the La Gaîté Lyrique just after the Haute Couture F/w 2011-2012 fashion show
All Jean Paul Gaultier perfumes are produced under a long-term license by Paris-based Beauté Prestige International. He has designed the costumes for Kylie Minogue's international KYLIEX2008 tour as well as the late iconic Hong Kong singer Leslie Cheung who hired Gaultier to design eight different costumes for the last concert tour before Cheung's death.

Jean Paul Gaultier (French: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl ɡotje]; born 24th Of April 1952 in Arcueil Val-de-Marne France) is a French haute couture and Pret-a-Porter fashion designer. In the past he has hosted the television series Eurotrash.