July 1, 2021
Episode 30: Get Your Freak On – The Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show
Another excursion for the Dress: Fancy duo this week, and a true ‘end of season’ extravaganza, as Lucy and Ben review the career and cultural impact of fashion’s Enfant Terrible after watching his eponymous Fashion Freak Show at the South Bank Cent
Another excursion for the Dress: Fancy duo this week, and a true ‘end of season’ extravaganza, as Lucy and Ben review the career and cultural impact of fashion’s Enfant Terrible after watching his eponymous Fashion Freak Show at the South Bank Centre. This is the first in a series of episodes that explore the relationship between designers attuned to the language of costume, the provocative, playful & performative.
Show Links
- Accompanying show images: www.instagram.com/dressfancypodcast (@dressfancypodcast)
- Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show: www.jpgfashionfreakshow.com
- The South Bank Centre: www.southbankcentre.com
- British Vogue review by Susan Devaney: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/jean-paul-gaultier-fashion-freak-show-london
- Gay Times review by Umar Sawar: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/124990/jean-paul-gaultier-on-fashion-freak-show-and-why-theres-not-one-kind-of-beauty/
- If you like the sound of this week’s episode, check out City Nights, a new time-travelling immersive theatre company that re-creates the epic parties of iconic eras.On Instagram: @citynightsimmersive; & online: www.citynights.london
