Thierry Mugler’s Best Designs Over the Years, From Runway To Red Carpet Looks

Foc Kan/WireImage/Getty Images Fashion In honor of the late French designer, who died at 73. by India Roby Jan. 24, 2022

Manfred Thierry Mugler, one of fashion’s most influential designers, died at age 73. The sudden news was confirmed in an Instagram post by his family and fashion house on Sunday, Jan. 23. Known for his futuristic and sculptural designs, Mugler’s innovative vision has been admired by many over the decades, even after his retirement from his fashion label in the early 2000s.

Look back at some of Thierry Mugler’s best fashion moments throughout his career, from the catwalk to pop-culture moments and more, ahead.

Allan Tannenbaum/Archive Photos/Getty Images Mugler 1980 Runway Show In one of his very first fashion shows back in 1980, model Jerry Hall wore a sleeveless corseted gown with a flowy skirt.

Daniel SIMON/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Mugler 1984 Runway Show Supermodel Iman walked Mugler’s 1984 runway show in Paris, wearing a pink ensemble with teal sandals.

Pierre VAUTHEY/Sygma/Getty Images Mugler Spring 1988 Runway Show Iman also walked Mugler’s Spring 1988 runway show in Paris, wearing a feathered gown with a sheer bodice and metallic heels.

Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Mugler Fall 1990 Runway Show During Paris Fashion Week in 1990, supermodel Cindy Crawford walked the runway in a long-sleeve black bodysuit with glittery stripes and sheer tights.

Pool ARNAL/GARCIA/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Mugler Spring 1992 Runway Show During Mugler’s Spring 1992 showcase, Naomi Campbell wore a gold corseted look with matching cuffs and earrings.

Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images 1993, amFAR Benefit Back in 1993, Thierry Mugler posed with Diana Ross, with the singer wearing a green strapless velvet look with latex boots.

Shutterstock/Moviestar 1993, Indecent Proposal We can’t talk about Mugler’s best designs without mentioning the infamous black cut-out dress that Demi Moore wore in the 1993 hit film Indecent Proposal.

C Flanigan/FilmMagic/Getty Images 2009, Beyoncé’s I Am... World Tour During her 2009 I Am... World Tour, Mugler styled Beyoncé in more than 50 looks, with one of them being the singer’s golden bodysuit.

Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic/Getty Images 2019, Met Gala Kim Kardashian attended the 2019 Met Gala in a latex dress adorned with crystal water droplets inspired by the 1957 film Boy On A Dolphin. The red carpet design was Mugler’s first in more than two decades.

Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images 2021, Grammy Awards Cardi B donned the jaw-dropping “Birth of Venus” couture dress from Thierry Mugler’s Fall 1995 collection at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Richard Bord/WireImage/Getty Images 2021, Thierry Mugler, Couturissime Exhibit The rapper also wore an elaborate 1994 gown by the designer to the opening of the Thierry Mugler, Couturissim e exhibition at Paris Fashion Week .

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