Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier was born in 1952 in France, and his first collection was launched in 1979 after he trained as Pierre Cardin's assistant. Famous for producing sculptured costumes for Madonna during the nineties with her infamous cone-bra for her Blond Ambition Tour, Gaultier has designed the wardrobe of many films such as "The Fifth Element". His first fragrance, Classique, a women's floral-oriental, was introduced in 1993, followed by Le Mâle for men two years later. Both were highly successful, and Le Mâle is now the number-one men's fragrance in the European Union based on sales; it also holds a strong market position in Australia and the United States. His third fragrance, the women's fragrance Fragile, was introduced in 2000; however, it is now in limited distribution due to poor sales. In 2005, the unisex "fragrance for humanity" Gaultier was launched . Most recently, Jean-Paul Gaultier's latest men's fragrance, Fleur du Mâle , was launched in April 2007