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Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, Machinenmensch Robot Suit

machinenmensch by thierry mugler photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

Thierry Mugler took his inspiration from comic-book heroines and science-fiction, from uniforms and medieval armor, from industrial design and futuristic vehicles. The aerodynamic and robot-style looks he invented are now iconic. At the frontiers of reality, his automotive bodywork-clad creatures and cyborgs foreshadow today’s transhumanist endeavors in which body parts can actually be replaced by man-made equivalents. Continue reading Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, Machinenmensch Robot Suit

Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, La Chimère Gown

thierry mugler la chimere gown photo by gail worley
Installation View from Thierry Mugler: Couturissme at The Brooklyn Museum (All Photos By Gail)

Designer Thierry Mugler (19482022) believed that beauty and seduction are instinctual. His most imaginative designs took inspiration from the natural world, including a host of birds, butterflies, insects, undersea creatures, and reptiles.

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