He was said to be a designer, he saw himself as a showman! Bold creations with accentuated shoulders, plunging necklines and corseted waists by Thierry Mugler, who died this Sunday of natural death at the age of 73, have dressed the biggest stars such as Lady Gaga, Madonna, Cardi B., Nicole Kidman, Katy Perry, David Bowie, Jerry Hall, Kim Kardashian, Sharon Stone, Cindy Crawford, Estelle Lefebure, and many others. A few hours after the announcement of his death on the night of Sunday to Monday, the tributes to the designer who reigned with Jean-Paul Gaultier and Claude Montana on the fashion of the 1980s are multiplying. Anthology.
“A wonderful moment in our lives”
After his retirement, Thierry Mugler worked as Beyoncé’s artistic advisor, notably in the design of the costumes for her world tour “I Am…Sasha Fierce”. “Rest in peace, Thierry Mugler”, wrote the American singer on the home page of his site, in a black and white photo of a smiling Thierry Mugler.
“I will miss you, Thierry Mugler, it was a wonderful time in our lives,” wrote on Twitter singer Diana Ross captioned a photo with the couturier during one of her fashion shows in Paris in 1990. Actress Kristin Davis, alias Charlotte in the series Sex and the City published in his
instagram stories a quote from the couturier as a tribute: “I made my own clothes because I was looking for something that didn’t exist. I had to try to create my own world”
“All dressed in Mugler”
Reality star Kourtney Kardashian shared in a story instagram a photo where she appears alongside her mother, Kris Jenner, as well as her sisters Kim, Khloe, Kylie and Kendall. “All dressed in Mugler,” she commented.
“I remember being so struck by my meeting with Thierry Mugler. What he could have seen in a skinny 16-year-old to the point of letting her parade on his catwalk in the middle of top models remains a mystery to me, but it was the experience of a lifetime, “said recalled actress Diane Kruger, sharing a snap on instagram from when she was a model.
“No one has done it like him,” praised the American actress, singer, dancer, model and producer Vanessa Hudgens.
“The God of Fashion”
The bodybuilder couturier revolutionized fashion and magnified the power of women by extrapolating morphologies, creating sculptural cyborg women with sheathed bodies, structured shoulders, oversized hips and vertiginous heels. A contribution hailed by the fashion world.
“Manfred, I am so honored to have known you and to have worked in your beautiful world,” wrote on instagram the artistic director of Mugler, the American Casey Cadwallader. “You have changed our perception of beauty, self-confidence and representation. Your legacy is something I carry with me in everything I do. Model Hailey Bieber shared in her
instagram stories a snapshot with the couturier and a sketch by Thierry Mugler. “Gone too soon… The God of fashion… A gentle, genuine, kind man. I will really miss you very much, ”wrote
supermodel Irina Shayk, close to the couturier. “Today we lost another titan of the fashion industry,” said model Coco Rocha.
In his instagram stories, supermodel Georgia May Jagger, daughter of singer Mick Jagger and model Jerry Hall, has shared some photographs of her mother. Jerry Hall was the absolute muse of the artist.