From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk - at the Brooklyn Museum

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the Brooklyn Museum:  playful, poetic, and transformative, Gaultier’s superbly crafted and detailed garments are inspired by the beauty and diversity of global cultures.  The leopard on this gown is not an animal skin, it is bead work!  

It is one of 140 stunning ensembles -- from Gaultier's emergence as a designer in the 1970s to his most recent collections.  Many are displayed on custom mannequins with interactive faces created by high-definition audiovisual projections.