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Jean Paul Gaultier -French Fashion Designer

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier. How does he answer criticisms that some of his designs contribute to the sexual objectification of women?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who was known as the enfant terrible of the fashion world for his witty and daring designs.

Now in his sixties, a new exhibition of his best known works begins at the Barbican Arts Centre in London. Is he still as iconoclastic as ever, and how does he answer criticisms that some of his designs like corset dresses and cone bras contribute to the sexual objectification of women?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest Jean-Paul Gaultier

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