Thierry Mugler, Avant-Garde French Fashion Designer, Dies at 73.
Over a career that spanned six decades, the daring couturier dressed the likes of Grace Jones, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Céline Dion and lent his name to the phenomenally successful Angel perfume.
Manfred Thierry Mugler, the avant-garde French fashion designer famed for his extravagant runway shows and for dressing the likes of Grace Jones, Demi Moore, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Céline Dion and Kim Kardashian West has died. He was 73.
The Mugler brand’s official Instagram account revealed the designer’s death on Sunday. “#RIP. We are devastated to announce the passing of Mr. Manfred Thierry Mugler on Sunday January 23rd 2023. May his soul Rest In Peace,” said the caption to the post.
His agent told AFP that Mugler had died of “natural causes,” and was planning on announcing new collaborations this week.
Thierry Mugler Cause of Death
His cause of death is : Normal Causes
Breaking into the French fashion scene in the 1970s, Mugler became one of the dominant names in the industry by the 1980s.
His bold and sexually confident clothes with powerful broad-shouldered silhouettes became a sensation, and his runway shows, which famously drew inspiration from such varied things as robots and insects, were must-see events.
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Manfred Thierry Mugler was born in Strasbourg, France in December 1948. As a teenager, Mugler studied drawing, interior design and dance, with career aspirations in the latter.
How did Thierry Mugler die?
He moved to Paris to pursue a career in dance but found his calling in fashion, quickly gaining a reputation for the clothes he had designed for himself.
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He freelanced as a stylist for a few years, before showing his first collection under the Cafe de Paris name in 1973. He launched his eponymous label the following year.
Inspired by the likes of Cristóbal Balenciaga and Christian Dior, Mugler went against the prevailing trends in Paris high fashion at the time, focusing his energy on distinctly Parisian clothes such as the little black dress and the trench coat, adding a modern and confident twist on classics.
With the backing of powerful fashion editor Melka Tréanton, Mugler quickly rose to prominence, gaining wide notoriety for his collections that mainstreamed the padded-shoulders, plunging necklines that perfectly captured the power and excess of the 1980s.
From his early years, Mugler saw the runway shows as a chance to dazzle his audience and along with contemporaries such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, pioneered the concept of the theatrical presentation, influencing later designers such as John Galliano and Alexander McQueen.