The influence of Jean Paul Gaultier in modern football As the imprint of the French designer is still visible in the football style

Football boots can be considered as one of the newest sources of inspiration for fashion. The latest case is the Nike x Comme des Garçons HO21 Premier  but over the years also brands like Miu Miu, Burberry and Balenciaga have decided to adapt their style to one of the fashion elements of football. Among the precursors of the trend ridden by Miuccia Prada, Riccardo Tisci and Demna Gvasalia is Jean Paul Gaultier, who in his SS 93 has included a heeled shoe inspired by a football boot. Created by Massaro, the idea of JPG was to merge 2 opposite ideas, obtaining a surprising effect. It will be one of the items that the designer will propose again in his fashion shows with different colors.

The fact that "Djibrille Cisse" on Wikipedia is defined first "disk jockey" and "television personality" and then "footballer" makes us understand so much about the life spent by the former Lazio, Liverpool, OM and Panathinaikos striker. But Mr. Lenoir - name that comes from his personal fragrance - was also a model, thanks to a friendship built over the years with Jean Paul Gaultier. Two characters over the top and out of every scheme found themselves on the same catwalk, that of the designer's farewell show at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

But the links between JPG and the DJ of the French Riviera are many and over the years the two have got to know each other off the pitch. In the 10 style lessons of the French national forward you can see all the eclectic and eccentric style of Cisse, with that pinch of aesthetic madness that he probably shares with Gaultier. "Jean Paul knows me too well and has chosen the right clothes for me" commented Cisse. His natural skills as a showman continued even after the show, when at the cocktail party he literally took possession of the console: hand on the plate, glass of champagne in the other. The music, according to the testimonies of those present, was poor but the hugs with Gaultier were more than sincere.