“The work of Thierry Mugler is as distinctive as it is avant-garde. It has an architectural, hyper- feminized style that sublimes the curves of the femme fatale. This creator knows how to distinguish himself through constant innovation and audacious silhouettes that have marked an era, and found a place in the history of fashion. His singular style, a kind of futurist version of New Look with a touch of fantasy and fetishism, is still a powerful influence on today’s generation of couturiers,” explained Thierry-Maxime Loriot, exhibition curator.
Thierry Mugler has dressed celebrities such as Diana Ross, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, Liza Minelli and Céline Dion. He has equally created costumes for Mylène Farmer and Beyoncé for their tours and videos.
The MMFA has previously curated major exhibitions in the world of high fashion. Most recently, haute couture bridal creations by Jean Paul Gaultier were highlighted in an exhibit dubbed 'Love is Love: Wedding Bliss for all à la Jean Paul Gaultier'.
Thierry Mugler said that the offer from the MMFA was one he could not refuse.
“I am not a person who dwells in the past, but the MMFA, through Nathalie Bondil, was the first to propose me to stage my creations and imagine together a free, global and reinvented artistic vision. How could I refuse?”
