A black silk and jersey cone bra corset dress has dolman sleeves, Cheongsam-inspired bias zip neck with flutter panel, nipped and corded waist, structured bodice and lacing down back, side and left shoulder zip, and a Jean Paul Gaultier Femme label. Size 8.
Measurements: bust 34 inches, waist 26 inches, length 41 inches.
High and low culture culminate in the work of Jean Paul Gaultier. Raised in the suburbs of Paris and trained under the mentorship of Pierre Cardin, Gaultier is renowned as a master of juxtaposition, often combining elements of street style (his distinct repetition of tattooed mesh and calligraphic prints) with aristocratic traditionalism (his continued themes of nautical wear and corsetry). Distinguished for the iconic cone-bra first worn by Madonna in 1990 - though birthing many iterations, Gaultier marks an early pioneer of the undergarment as outerwear movement. A notion of amplified sexuality and free-wheeling eccentricity permeates Gaultier's body of design, defining his stylistic voice with a self-prescribed 'shock factor.' Though JPG spent two decades as a ready-to-wear designer, his 1996 induction into haute couture solidified the Gaultier legacy: one of passionate character, flamboyant charm, and authentic inclusivity that radiates still into the core values of twenty first century fashion.

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