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Jean Paul Gaultier, July 8 2009, 325 rue Saint-Martin

Illustration
2009 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gladys Perint Palmer’s fluid and often witty illustrations record the international haute couture fashion shows. Her fashion illustrations have featured in a wide range of major publications including The Sunday Times, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. This illustration depicts a model wearing a dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and shown at 325 Rue Saint-Martin, Paris, on the 8 July 2009.

Perint Palmer studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, and specialised in fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York. In 1987 she was appointed Fashion Editor of the San Francisco Examiner and she is currently Executive Director of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJean Paul Gaultier, July 8 2009, 325 rue Saint-Martin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ink, pastel, oil paint and glitter on paper
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer depicting a model wearing a dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier, F/W, 2009/10.
Physical description
A black pen outline of a striding female figure wearing a dress with a lace-up side detail and long flowing train; the dress is shaded with grey pastel and areas of glitter; the female figure's legs, arms and face are shaded with flesh coloured pastel with touches of pink pastel for the lips, cheeks and nails and blue pastel for the eyes. The background has been painted with streaks of white oil paint.

There is an additional fragment of paper with text: 'Jean Paul Gaultier, July 8 2009, 325 rue Saint-Martin'
Dimensions
  • Backing board height: 65.8cm
  • Backing board width: 53cm
  • Paper height: 61cm
  • Paper width: 48.2cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'GPP'
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Gladys Perint Palmer
Object history
Please note; as this object was on display when permenant museum numbers were allocated it is still marked with its American Friends Loan Number.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Gladys Perint Palmer’s fluid and often witty illustrations record the international haute couture fashion shows. Her fashion illustrations have featured in a wide range of major publications including The Sunday Times, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. This illustration depicts a model wearing a dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and shown at 325 Rue Saint-Martin, Paris, on the 8 July 2009.

Perint Palmer studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, and specialised in fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York. In 1987 she was appointed Fashion Editor of the San Francisco Examiner and she is currently Executive Director of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Collection
Accession number
E.740-2015

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Record createdFebruary 2, 2012
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