As Jean Paul Gaultier takes a bow on ready-to-wear, a look back at a fashion agitator

PARIS -- The crowds gathered outside the Grand Rex Theater long before show time. Mostly young and all toting cameras, they spilled into the street, creating traffic havoc and forming a solid wall of breathless anticipation for whoever they might see making their way inside for designer Jean Paul Gaultier's final ready-to-wear show. The brand, owned by Spanish perfumer Puig, announced this month that it will, going forward, focus its efforts on haute couture, perfume and industry collaborations....