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Jean-Paul Gaultier is quitting

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I think of the perfume bottles. Of the stripes. Of Madonna in her iconic bustier with pointed cups. Ask fashion enthusiasts in ten years what was so special about this Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and they will say: it was the last show of Jean-Paul Gaultier. The 67-year-old couturier is retiring. “This spring/summer 2020 show celebrating 50 years of my career will also be my last. But rest assured haute couture will continue with a new concept,” the designer wrote on Twitter. The Frenchman himself is planning to make it a big party with all his fashion friends from the industry. So, if you happen to be wandering around Paris tonight and thinking: where is the coolest party in the city? Théâtre du Châtelet is where you should crash the party…