THIERRY MUGLER

In a world of conventions, Thierry Mugler was a revolutionary force who shattered boundaries and transformed fashion into an avant-garde artform. This captivating biography charts the meteoric rise of the visionary designer who emerged from the subversive undergrounds of 1970s Paris to become an internationally celebrated couturier.

With his daring theatrical designs and masterful illusions on the runway, Mugler ushered in a bold new era of high glamour and unapologetic sexuality. His subversive fashion spectacles - combining haute couture with cutting-edge special effects - were instrumental in shifting perceptions and standards of beauty.

Behind the fantastical creations was a relentless perfectionist driven by a boundless imagination. This intimately rendered portrait takes you into Mugler's fantastic universe, from his precocious initiation into the Parisian demimonde to his revolutionary emergence at the forefront of the 1980s power-dressing phenomenon and his final legacy as a pioneer of 21st century gender-blurring fashion.

With exclusive insights from Mugler's inner circle and a rich exploration of his most iconic works, this is the definitive account of fashion's greatest showman and an essential read for anyone enthralled by haute couture's transformative enchantment.

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