Gaultier with Madonna He dressed her for several tours

You might say his career began after he dressed his Teddy bear in a cone bra

An amazing exhibit of fashion that is more costume and theater than haute couture, in my humble opinion. Gaultier, like so many of us, were influenced by a childhood event. He saw showgirls at the Follies Bregeres and was mesmerized, if not titillated by the costumes and lack of thereof. He was obsessed with the experience and began to doodle designs while in class. He got his knuckles rapped with a ruler for drawing a gal in fishnet stockings. Perhaps the pleasure and pain set him on a course for life. He designed magnificent ethnic inspired outfits and outrageous garments. His lifetime of work filled room after room.

Spotted were dresses worn by Sarah Jessica Parker and Beyoncé.

The exhibit was magnificent and strange: Manikins were beyond life-like; their faces were projected onto blank visages and they spoke and recited and sang. It was beautiful if not creepy.

The music and chatter you hear in the videos are the recorded voices of the models,  and of Gaultier, himself. If you look closely you will see the facial movements; they are projected onto the figures. The videos follow the photography.

The design in my cappuccino lasted to the bottom of my cup

A glowing city