Dubbed fashion's enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first prêt-à-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in 1997. The dynamic, multimedia exhibition presented by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrates the always-provocative Gaultier and will include 140 haute couture and prêt-à-porter designs created between the mid-1970s and 2010, along with numerous sketches, archival documents, fashion photographs, and video clips that spotlight Gaultier's collaborations with filmmakers, choreographers, and musicians, most notably Madonna. For this exhibition, Gaultier partnered with the Montreal-based theater company Ubu Compagnie de Création in the design of 30 animated mannequins who talk and sing in playful and poetic vignettes.

GAULTIER Prêt-à-porter PACKAGE

Enjoy elegant accommodations at The Fairmont San Francisco accessorized by a pair of tickets to The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco

Starting at $219, the package is valid March 24th – August 19, 2012 (de Young Museum closed on Mondays) and is subject to availability:

• One night's luxurious accommodations at The Fairmont San Francisco
• Two (2) tickets to The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

GAULTIER HAUTE COUTURE PACKAGE

Luxuriate in VIP accommodations at The Fairmont San Francisco, enjoy breakfast for two in the hotel's elegant Laurel Court Restaurant & Bar and take pleasure in a pair of tickets to The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Starting at $289, the package is valid March 24th – August 19, 2012 (de Young Museum closed on Mondays) and is subject to availability:

• One night's luxurious accommodations at The Fairmont San Francisco
• Breakfast for two in the Laurel Court Restaurant & Bar
• Two (2) tickets to The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

To book the Gaultier Prêt-à-porter or Gaultier Haute Couture packages or for more details on The Fairmont San Francisco's assorted package options, please visit: http://www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco/hotelPackages/

For more information regarding the exhibition, please visit the de Young Museum website.

THE FAIRMONT SAN FRANCISCO

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