Jean Paul Gaultier is the artistic director of an auction to benefit the fight against AIDS. Organized with Drouot Estimations in partnership with the French Fédération de la haute couture et de la mode and Christie’s, it will take place online at Drouot Digital.
How did the idea of holding a fund-raising auction for Sidaction come to you? Initially, the traditional fashion dinner closing the haute couture shows had been planned, but the shows were canceled and the dinner was postponed to July 2021 due to Covid; so we thought of this auction as a way to raise money for Sidaction, which funds research and prevention. The fight against AIDS is far from over. The auction, a sort of luxury shopping channel, will offer around 40 prestigious lots: rare haute couture pieces and accessories, couture, one-off items that can’t be found in boutiques and unique experiences. In a similar context, I remember giving one of Madonna’s…
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