Paris Haute Couture Week shaken by Thierry Mugler's death
"I always thought that fashion by itself was insufficient and that it had to be shown in its musical and theatrical environment," he once said.
Years later, she dressed Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, and in 2019 she came out of retirement to create Kim Kardashian's outfit for the traditional gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum.
thierry mugler.webp"We are extremely saddened to announce the death of Manfred Thierry Mugler on Sunday, January 23, 2022," said a statement on the designer's Facebook account.
His representative Jean-Baptiste Rougeot said the designer died of natural causes and was scheduled to announce new collaborations this week.
"Rest in peace, Thierry Mugler," singer Beyoncé wrote on her site.
"You changed our perception of fashion (...). Your heritage is something I carry with me in everything I do," Mugler's current artistic director, American Casey Cadwallader, wrote on Instagram.
"We regret this brutal disappearance at the moment Fashion Week begins" reacted Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin, nephew of creator Pierre Cardin. "My uncle, Pierre Cardin, loved his creativity and his strong personality," he added.
Several renowned creators have passed away in the last two years: Kenzo, the Japanese who created the brand with the same name, died of covid-19 in October 2020, Albert Elbaz in April 2021, Pierre Cardin in 2020, the Louis Vuitton creator Virgil Abloh, who died of cancer in November at the age of 41...
Born in Strasbourg in December 1948, Thierry Mugler was a member of the Opera du Rhin ballet company in his youth, before studying at the School of Decorative Arts.
At an early age she began creating her own clothing by tailoring things she bought at thrift markets. He moved to Paris at the age of 20 to work for another ballet company, but was more successful with the costumes.
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Initially she worked as a freelance stylist and later with fashion houses in Paris, London and Milan. In 1973 she created her brand "Café de Paris" and a year later she founded the brand "Thierry Mugler".
Her designs highlighted and celebrated the female form: high shoulders, full necklines, narrow waists, and rounded hips.
"Dance taught me a lot about posture, the organization of clothes, the importance of shoulders, the game and the rhythm of the legs," said Mugler.
As a true showman, he organized spectacular presentations for his creations, marking the beginning of the modern fashion show.
"Today's fashion presentations are a continuation of what Mugler invented," said Didier Grumbach, former president of the Thierry Mugler brand.
For the tenth anniversary of his brand in 1984, he organized the first public fashion show in Europe with 6,000 spectators, in an event similar to a rock concert.
But nothing compared to the 20th anniversary celebration in 1995 at Cirque d'Hiver.
Models like Jerry Hall, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova and Kate Moss walked the runway alongside stars like Tippi Hedren and Julie Newmar, and the show ended with an introduction by soul singer James Brown.
The 1992 launch of her company's first perfume, "Angel," in collaboration with Clarins, was an immediate success, eventually vying for first place in sales with Chanel No. 5.
