This fall, “Classique” and “Le Male” embark on a new romantic adventure together.
For the first time, they both wear the iconic sailor’s jersey, the key piece in Jean Paul Gaultier apparel.
An overt film reference for Gaultier, Fassbinder’s obscure sailor character Querelle is an endless source of inspiration to the couturier.
Very early on, Jean Paul Gaultier embraced sailor garb and uniform standards in his designs, enjoying breaking the rules with every collection.
About the fantasy surrounding the sailor, Gaultier says, “with their tattoos, sailors encapsulate the bad boy image, the quasi-Casanova with a mistress or lover in every port, which I quite like!” The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier.
All aboard for an uninhibited liaison
The sun is just rising, and sailor Le Male has already whisked his lady away to distant horizons.
This time, the sailor will not be bidding farewell to the young lady on the dock, as he has made a sailor of her too!
The lady now dons a similar sailor’s jersey, which adorns the iconic bottles: hers for the first time in white and blue, her lover’s in blue and white. The two of them are united by the bright red, heart-shaped tattoos on their chests, a symbol of their indisputable bond.
The can designs also take on the marine motif. Retaining their metal finish, they wear the sailor’s jersey as well, sporting a fiery red-hot love tattoo.