Super designer Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73

French super-designer Thierry Mugler, known for his theatrical and daring designs worn by supermodels, muses and great artists like Iman, David Bowie, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, was found dead tonight.

In recent hours, the chain has been mourning the phenomenon it was, and the huge imprint it has left on the fashion world

Tali Arbel

24/01/2022

Monday, 24 January 2022, 12:06 Updated: 13:44

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French fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who is considered the bad boy of fashion, was found dead yesterday (Sunday) at his home in Paris, at a time that overshadows the opening shot of Paris Fashion Week and close to the death of another fashion legend - Andre Leon Tally, a former Vogue editor who died last week At his death.

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Mugler and Kim Kay

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The designer was born in 1948 as Manfred Thierry Mugler in Strasbourg, France, and has been a talented performer since childhood.

Until the age of 14 he was a ballet dancer, and later also an acrobat and fashion model.

When he was 24 he moved to Paris, and what started as clothing design for boutiques in the city, soon progressed to independent design for fashion houses in Paris, Milan and London.

In 1973 he launched his own fashion line called "Café de Paris" and in 1976 he opened a boutique with a clothing line for men.

The great breakthrough and international recognition came in the late 1980s, when in 1992 he released the first haute couture line bearing his name.

He was a crazy character

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Mugler signed memorable pieces, some of which will be preserved in the pages of fashion history, such as the futuristic and intricate clothing sets he designed for nineties supermodels who starred in George Michael's "Too Funky" which was a resounding success, or the famous black dress Demi Moore wore in the movie " Indecent Proposal".

Known for his theatrical designs that accentuated wide shoulders, tiny to impossible waists and fine tailoring, Mugler brought to the fashion world an image of powerful and almost bionic women and became a designer that supermodels and muses especially loved and totally devoted to, even in blatant artistic nude photos.

Thierry and Irina Shake

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His designs were worn by celebrities and artists such as George Michael, Sharon Stone, David Bowie, Iman, Jerry Hall, Rihanna and many more daring, with some forming a strong and lasting bond as with Kim Kardashian whose special relationship led to a number of unlucky looks Forgotten, like the sculpted dress dripping with stones he designed for her for her appearance at the 2019 Matte Gala.

In the early 2000s Mugler decided to retire from the fashion world and concentrated mainly on directing, photography and writing, but wound up again and again when he chose to create memorable performances for Lady Gaga and served as the creative consultant on Beyonce's world tour in 2010.

The iconic piece from George Michael's clip

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Merchandise were also also were.

Under the revered and controlled episodes he is, Mugler released a number of perfumes and the first and most famous of which is the "Angel" perfume line, followed by "Alien", which were designed leaving the visuals identified with the genius and considered a dizzying success, although the fragrances he brewed are controversial.

Kim Kardashian in Mugler's drop dress

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His agent told AFP that Thierry Mugler had died of natural causes and that he planned to announce new collaborations very soon.

Because in fashion as in fashion, The show must go on.

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