Thierry Mugler Spring Summer 1997, Haute Couture, insects collection, featuring our beautiful and pairs of glasses
Having previously dressed his models in armor-like designs inspired by vehicles (Spring 1992) and robots, Thierry Mugler added a touch of Kafka’s Metamorphosis to his approach for Haute Couture Spring ’97. Before the butterfly finale, all manner of winged and hard-shelled creatures made appearances. Mugler’s carapace-like constructions were later referenced by Nicola Formichetti and Sébastien Peigné in their house of Mugler. Formichetti described the models who wore them as “Mugler ninjas.”
