After nearly four decades of designing ready to wear clothes for men and women, French designer Jean Paul Gaultier has announced his plans to quit this segment of fashion clothing to focus more on haute couture. The renowned designer is now planning to concentrate on perfumes and "various collaborations within the industry," said a short statement from Gaultier's fashion house.

The designer's house, controlled by Barcelona-based perfume maker Puig, revealed that Jean Paul Gaultier's last prêt-à-porter spring/summer 2015 collection will be shown on September 27 at Paris Fashion Week.

Gaultier revealed in his latest interview that his decision to quit ready-to-wear range for men and women has been influenced by the "present state of the company" that includes "commercial constraints." The designer also added that he wants to explore fresh ideas and avenues in haute couture but working on ready to wear range does not leave any time on his hands, hence he has decided to quit it.

"Commercial constraints, as well as the frenetic pace of collections, don't leave any freedom, nor the necessary time to find fresh ideas and to innovate," revealed Gaultier in an interview with Women's Wear Daily.

"After more than 38 years spent producing men's and women's ready-to-wear collections, it seems to us that the time has come to stop some of our activities and to concentrate principally on the development of the haute couture, of perfumes and to certain collaborations that I have not yet had time to explore," added Gaultier.

The designer's decision to quit ready to wear will reportedly result in the loss of "dozens of jobs," reveals the website. Gaultier is one of the world's best known designers who started his career in the 1980s. The 62-year-old is famous for making a cone bra for pop singer Madonna for her 2006 "Confessions" tour.

Gaultier is famous for introducing skirts for men's wardrobe known as "kilts." In 2004, Gaultier was in news for his exhibit titled "Braveheart: Men in Skirts" at the Costume Institute of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition's main idea was to introduce skirts for men as a new item in their wardrobe that defines masculinity; reveals a snippet from Met Museum website. Meanwhile, check out the video of his latest designs below.

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