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Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, Machinenmensch Robot Suit

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machinenmensch by thierry mugler photo by gail worley
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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 →

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Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, La Chimère Gown

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Installation View from Thierry Mugler: Couturissme at The Brooklyn Museum (All Photos By Gail)

Designer Thierry Mugler (1948 – 2022) 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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Eye On Design: Thierry Mugler, Madonna Evening Ensemble

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Thierry Mugler Madonna Evening Ensemble
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This ensemble by Thierry Mugler, entitled Madonna, served as the finale to his tenth-anniversary collection, which was staged at Le Zenith, and indoor in Paris. The model Pat Cleveland wore it as she was lowered from the ceiling of the auditorium in a cloud of dry ice, as if descending from heaven.

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