Stephen Jones on Hats for Jean Paul Gaultier, Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano | In Fashion

When British milliner Stephen Jones began creating hats for French designer Jean Paul Gaultier in the eighties, the British Fashion Council saw it akin to 'sleeping with the enemy.' Since then, Jones's character-driven designs have reframed the landscape of headwear. He talks to SHOWstudio about coming up in the club scene, being discovered by Gaultier via music video, and the differences between working with Rei Kawakubo and John Galliano. Interviewed by SHOWstudio’s editor Alexander Fury on 20 May 2010 for SHOWstudio's In Fashion series. In Fashion is the SHOWstudio interview series profiling the individuals shaping the ever-changing landscape of contemporary fashion. https://www.showstudio.com/projects/in_fashion Listen to the full conversation on the In Fashion podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-fashion/id1828171048 https://open.spotify.com/show/52vjM15G4HPaV4Sxw5bium?si=VF_keOQ3TZ2KQHo3pHdvFA Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gag