Jean Paul Gaultier black detachable wrist guards

Title
Jean Paul Gaultier black detachable wrist guards
Year/Period
c.2018
Region
Acquired in Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: 34.0 x 21.0 x 4.5 cm . Please also refer to individual dimensions.
Accession No.
2022-00880
Credit Line
Gift of Lionnel Lim

Jean-Paul Gaultier is known as fashion's enfant terrible for his experimental approach to design and presentation; he designed Madonna's cone bra and corset and sent men down the runway in long silk skirts. While Gaultier is better known as a couturier, his playful approach to fashion means that one can expect unconventional materials and silhouettes from his label. This pair of masculine leather wrist guards is attached to a clutch which is a more feminine fashion item. Lionnel Lim bought this from the Gaultier shop in Singapore. Lim first worked as a fashion designer-cum-merchandiser for local and regional manufacturers and later switched to writing, styling and illustrating for newspapers and various publications . Lim’s style is driven by a preference for the strange and unusual.