40 years of designer Jean Paul Gaultier – in pictures

French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier holds a press conference ahead of the media opening of his retrospective exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Started by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2011, the exhibition which has toured in cities including Melbourne, Madrid, New York and London is now in its tenth leg and will run in Paris from April 1 to August 3 2015. Ian Langsdon / EPA

A manequin with the facial features of French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier projected onto it is displayed during an exhibition devoted to Gaultier’s work on March 30, 2015 in Paris. Patrick Kovarik / AFP photo

Designer Jean Paul Gaultier creations on display during a media preview of “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier, from the Slidewalk to the Catwalk” at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Jacques Brinon / AP photo

Mannequins displaying creations by designer Jean Paul Gaultier are seen during the press visit of the Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris. Charles Platiau / Reuters

The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion exhibition, which will take place from April 1 to August 3, 2015, will present 175 Haute Couture and ready-to-wear outfits designed between 1976 and 2015. Charles Platiau / Reuters

Dresses of the “Jungle Urbaine” collection are displayed during the exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on March 30, 2015 in Paris. Patrick Kovarik / AFP photo

Dresses of the “Punk Cancan” collection are displayed during the exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on March 30, 2015 in Paris. Patrick Kovarik / AFP photo

A visitor takes a photograph with Jean Paul Gaultier creations during a media view of “The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier, from the Slidewalk to the Catwalk” at the Grand Palais in Paris. Jacques Brinon / AP photo

A dress of the “Classé X” collection is displayed during the exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on March 30, 2015 in Paris. Patrick Kovarik / AFP photo

French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s retrospective exhibition titled The Jean Paul Gaultier fashion exhibition will take place from April 1 to August 3, 2015 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. It will featire 175 Haute Couture and ready-to-wear outfits designed between 1976 and 2015.