Jean Paul Gaultier Soleil

Basic information

Country
France
Founded
1994
Category
Clothing

No longer active

Overview

Jean Paul Gaultier Soleil was a diffusion line (second line) within the brand of French designer Jean Paul Gaultier in the 1990s. Characterized by the use of semi-sheer materials, it offered mainly tops and dresses featuring all-over prints on stretch tulle/mesh. It is now mainly circulated as vintage (archive).

Parent brands

  • Jean Paul Gaultier 1976

    A derivative line recognized as one of the diffusion lines developed by Jean Paul Gaultier. It brought distinctive materials, particularly mesh, into everyday wear through pieces such as body-hugging tops and dresses, serving to broaden the main line’s designs as an “easy-to-wear entry point.” Fashion media have also referred to it as the “Soleil line.”

    A diffusion line focused on mesh expression