“I have always tried to sublimate the body and to make people dream.”
Thierry Mugler: Galaxy Glamour
While the couture division of Mugler’s House closed in 2003, his aesthetic explored a dramatic narrative populated by supermodels and superstars, or — in the words of the designer himself — “Personalities who know and accept who they are and fashion themselves accordingly.”
As a tribute to the so-called createur de shoc [ "creator of shock" ], I invite you to feast upon a series of clips demonstrative of a runway show in the truest sense of the word: a presentation at its most ostentatious, its most outrageous, its most theatrical.
:: haute couture, paris :: autumn/winter 1997 :: source: the fashion spot forums ::
Thierry Mugler Les défilés Haute Couture
“Fashion is not enough,” Mugler once said. “I am trying to convey sensations and feelings . . . I am always telling stories . . . I invent my characters and put them on stage. For me, clothes are a language.”
Les défilés Prêt-à-porter 90
A language, albeit, that is highly-cultivated: structured beyond the ‘natural,’ the free-flowing or colloquial, Mugler’s vocabulary is one steeped in fetishistic visuals and exaggerated ideals.
Les défilés Prêt-à-porter 80
Olga Pantushenkova, for Thierry Mugler : Fashion Fetish Fantasy
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Thierry Mugler Official Website
:: the spectacle ::
Official Thierry Mugler YouTube Channel
