Jean-Paul Gaultier, Tonie Marshall

Original Gaultier press kit for Marshall's 2004 documentary film on the designer's life and work.

• Tonie Marshall (French).
• Jean-Paul Gaultier (French).
• N.p.: n.p., 2004.
• 26 pages.
• Bound booklet, original cardstock wrappers with cutout front cover over lace fabric inlay with color illustrations and page decorations.
• Includes nine black and white mounted photographs.
• Original color lithograph numbered 382/1000 in pencil below facsimile signature.
• Housed in original cream presentation box, interior lined with padded black velvet.

The title alludes to Jacques Becker's Falbalas (1945), a tragic romance set against the backdrop of an atelier, a profound aesthetic influence and career inspiration for the young Gaultier. Tonie Marshall, best known for directing Vénus beauté (Institut), was also the daughter of Micheline Presle, star of Falbalas. Includes interviews with Gaultier and Tonie Marshall, as well as short reflections by Arnaud Ngatcha, Geneviève Giard and Christine Lentz.