Frommer's Review
Supporters of this high-camp, high-fashion mogul describe him as an avant-garde classicist without allegiance to any of the aesthetic restrictions of the bourgeoisie. Detractors call him a glorified punk rocker with a gimmicky allegiance to futurist models as interpreted by Star Trek. Whatever your opinion, it's always refreshing and insightful, especially for fashion buffs, to check out France's most iconoclastic designer. Gaultier's line of purses, priced from around 800€ ($1,040) each, are available in luxurious textures of leather, silk, or satin and are directly inspired by street fashion as it evolved in the urban environments of Los Angeles and New York. There's a franchise branch of his store at 6 rue Vivienne, 2e (tel. 01-42-86-05-05; Métro: Bourse), but the company's main branch, and the site of its biggest inventories, is at avenue George V. Open Monday and Saturday 10:30am to 7pm; Tuesday to Friday 10am to 7pm.
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