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An exhibition honoring Jean Paul Gaultier opens at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday, offering those who missed the traveling retrospective’s 2013-14 Brooklyn Museum stint a second chance to marvel at more than 175 creations from the designer’s near 40-year career.

A highlight in the show is, of course, Madonna’s iconic cone bustier. But Madge isn’t the only star to have embraced the flamboyant genius of JPG’s designs. Behold, 10 other ladies who, over the years, have gotten the memo: Breton stripes, boudoir S&M, gothic glamour and mermaids are always in.

Kylie Minogue

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It was all pink Champagne Monday night in Paris when the pop star — who regularly enlists JPG to create costumes for her shows — stepped out at the exhibition opening in a rosé corset dress reminiscent of the conical numbers Madonna wore during her game-changing 1990 Blond Ambition tour.

Dita Von Teese

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The burlesque star, a longstanding Gaultier muse, has worn her share of stellar ensembles, but her finest was the corseted black velvet couture number she flaunted at the 2011 MOCA Gala in Los Angeles.

Marion Cotillard

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It’s hard to say what got Marion Cotillard her 2008 Best Actress Oscar. Was it a stunning Edith Piaf impersonation — or this stunning fish scale gown?

Rihanna

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It only makes sense that BadgalRiRi hearts JPG, fashion’s enfant terrible. The singer has made a career of looking great in

, after all, and this two-piece get-up — donned at the 2013 American Music Awards — is basically underwear magically turned couture.

Nicole Kidman

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The only thing better than a pre-blond Nicole Kidman is the ombré mermaid gown she wore to the 2011 Grammys that matched her Ariel-esque red hair.

Camilla Belle

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Belle was one of the best-dressed at 2007’s Paul Poiret-themed Met Gala, where she looked heavenly in a sacred heart-embroidered chiffon gown.

Cate Blanchett

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The 2005 Golden Globes saw this standout in the Cate Blanchett canon — three-dimensional flowers sculpted into folds of lilac silk. Sublime.

Lady Gaga

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At the 2009 VMAs, Mother Monster took Gaultier-era Madonna to rococo extremes in this shape-altering piece — part corset, part clam, 100 percent Lady Gaga.

Coco Rocha

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Formal wear can be so limiting — but not in the world of JPG. For the opening of the designer’s Brooklyn Museum exhibit in 2013, Coco Rocha couldn’t decide between a dress and a tuxedo, so he gave one of his all-time favorite models a look that’s both.

Sonam Kapoor

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The Bollywood beauty owned the 2011 Cannes Film Festival thanks to Gaultier, who slyly transformed signature sailor stripes into a gorgeous red-carpet gown.

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