French designer dies, Manfred Thierry Mugler
In tune with the body consciousness of the seventies and eighties, the physicality was an important aspect of Mugler's work, although he also worried about crafts and materiality.Even in the photographs it is possible to see how Mugler took control of the fabric, cutting it and twisting it to his will.The most extreme looks of him, like the motorcyclist dress, are almost engineering;In fact, Vogue once praised his ‘details cut with scalpel and aerodynamics’.
Mugler used his prodigious skills to bring fashion to other fantastic areas;and in various media.
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Mugler's legacy
According to The New York Times, Angel, Mugler's best -selling fragrance, is ‘accredited as the first Gourmand fragrance for its unusual foodie components’.The perfume was launched in 1992, the same year that George Michael hired the designer to shoot the video ‘Too Funky’, a continuation of 'Freedom ‘90’ starring some of the same supermodels.
Mugler's work in fashion crossed with surrealism, science fiction and fetishism.Some considered that his work was sexist or that he passed to the costume (in 2003 Mugler would be hired by Cirque du Soleil), but could also be seen as something that gave power.The broad possibilities of transformation were important for Mugler's work and life.When he moved away from fashion, the designer once again used his birth name, Manfred.Through bodybure and surgery, he modified his appearance.
Having been himself an artist himself, Mugler understood the need to exaggerate to impact (the public, after all, cannot see the details).His parades were a theater, with castings and famous performances.Vogue reported that his 1982 prêt-à-porter collection was presented in 'twenty-two' scenes 'in a music living room that left the public applauding with delight'.Mugler's most famous parade was his show Cirque d'Hiver for the fall of 1995, which marked the 20th year of him in the business.
