Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition @ the de Young

Last week, my friend Jackie informed me that I was going

to be her plus one to La Grande Fête. 

La Grande Fête, basically, is going to be a fabulous party

 that will celebrate the designer' s first major exhibition.

Since he has been around for years, 

I was actually shocked when I read that this was his first major exhibition,

 but regardless, I cannot wait to see his 35- year body of work! 

Jean Paul Gaultier describes his exhibition as, 

"not a stuffy retrospective," with the hopes to make people, 

"understand that beauty can be found everywhere; even in the least expected places 

and that there is not one kind of beauty, but many kinds."

I am so excited to view "Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk," 

because the installations are going to be out of this world.

As I was reading the SF Chronicle, I was slowing freaking out 

about the multitude of technological effects that will be taking place.

 I'm especially excited about the unique mannequins that will be at the show- 

 mannequins that will come alive via audiovisual projections: 

what a  trip. 

It also will include 120 haute couture and pret-a-porter designs, 

covering a huge time lapse (1970s- 2010). 

I cannot believe I am going to be able to see it a day before its official opening! 

Ek, must figure out an outfit ASAP!

I cannot wait to write about the actual experience!

TGIF has a whole new meaning this week. 

Xxx, 

Akl

P.S. The pictures in this post are some of my favorite looks

 from John Paul Gaultier's Spring 2012 Couture collection.