Is THIERRY MULGER gonna take over DIOR? There's a Talk!

Thierry Mugler was born in 1948, in Strasbourg, France. Mugler studied design before moving to Paris in 1970, where he worked as a window-dresser. Mugler was a visionary, he was one of the highly energetic and creative people. He trained as a ballet dancer in his youth, made his name with futuristic and mind boggling couture designs with his fashion label and gave the world a new definition of “women”.   Mugler’s women were confident, sexy with attitude, powerful and futuristic. It all showed in his iconic details in his work. He created a very identifiable style with a new feminine silhoutte where shapes and curves are accentuated by the strictness of the cut. Mugler produced a very clear-cut, precise and structured image with a shouldered, slender cut for a classic silhouette.

 

Mugler’s work was strong and angular, shoulders were wide and padded; waists were wasp-like. The look was dramatic and unforgettable. It showed the power of women, but still maintain her femininity. Mugler’s collections came in solid, dominating colours. Collars had exaggerated points, or flamelike cutouts. He was very much inspired by the insect kingdom. He emphasized his futuristic aesthetic through the addition of unusual materials, such as pvc, metal, or vinyl. This suggest a dimension both overbearing and glamor.   

He had his height of success in the late seventies and eighties, full of wide shoulders and nipped in waists. Bright colour was prominent, as was experimentation with fabrications such as PVC. In his most extreme runway garments, PVC was often used, as were space and robot themes.
   In 1992, Thierry Mugler created his first Haute Couture collection. His work had gained him the recognition of the big influence of the French luxury which were promoted worldwide and internationally.

 In 1992, Mugler directed the video for George Michael’s “Too Funky,” featuring a parade of Mugler fashions, including the famous motorcycle dress. Since then, Mugler has projected himself in different area such as directed film clips and designing costumes for celebrities. However, in 2000, he decides to retire from the Parisian stage to devote himself to photography and staging.

  More recently, Thierry Mugler collaborated with Cirque du Soleil on its 2003 show “Zumanity” in Las Vegas. Mugler also published books featuring his fashion designs and photography.  The 1990’s Mugler started his partnership with Clarins for the famous fragrance ‘Angel’. It has proved to be the all time success. Followed by “Alien”>

 Thierry Mugler’s latest fragrance WOMANITY shows how powerful are the Mugler’s women. Thierry Mugler is now known best for its perfume division. The couture division was closed in 2003, and all Thierry Mugler ready-to-wear is now produced under license agreements, as is a line of eyewear.

Great to see my former boss, ANNA SUI!

It was on a beautiful day last week, I had to run to the CFDA and met with Stan Herman, a designer legend who is one of the classiest friend I know. He always been respectful and remembers my name, who doesn't, just joking. As Anna Sui looked at me and said you look familiar, I mentioned to her that I freelanced with her a few years...than she says Christopher...I was in shocked with a smile, and she says the Draper, I said yes that was me,when I worked for her, she always loved how I was draping several of her designs a few years back....
YES! Everyone knows she is a tough designer and very talented, it was a pleasant chat I had with her for a few minutes since she and I left the CFDA building. She asked me for my business card and given her my cell number as well. (This is Anna Sui last spring Fashion week, when I attended her show and went backstage to see an old friend who does makeup for every Anna Sui's shows, below is Anna and an old friend, Deanna Perkins who done the makeups for her shows).

I of course head back to FIT and mentioned to everyone how great to see Anna Sui, a woman with such history and love her style. For a few days, I thought about the past when I was working with her, she was quite impress and called me the Draper! ;)

SHOCKING: Dolce & Gabbana closing its diffusion line D&G!!

The company announced today that they're folding their diffusion line, D&G, into their signature Dolce & Gabbana collection. The spring 2012 D&G show that walked today in Milan is understood to be their last. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana issued a statement saying that the decision would allow them to put "even more strength and energy to our collections."

why is the D&G spring collection 2012 so Gianni Versace of the 90's? D&G is becoming VERSACE?!

  

 

the lady......DAPHNE GUINNESS

Museum at FIT, Special Exhibitions Gallery

September 16, 2011 – January 7, 2012

 

While there have been many exhibitions devoted to great fashion designers, only a few have focused on individual women of style. Yet certain singular women play a crucial role in fashion. Known as fashion or style icons, they are a special type of fashion insider, one who not only inspires designers and brings their clothes to life, but actually creates a look that affects the way other people dress and/or think about dressing.

 Daphne Guinness, one of today’s most original fashion icons, is the subject of the upcoming exhibition Daphne Guinness at The Museum at FIT. Opening on September 16, 2011 and on view through January 7, 2012, the exhibition will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from Guinness’s personal collection, plus films, videos, and images, of and by her.  

From her platinum-and-black striped hair to her towering 10-inch heels, from her to-die-for couture collection to her amazing jewelry, Daphne Guinness completely embodies the rarified personal style of a fashion icon. “She is one of the – if not the – most stylish women living,” says designer and film director Tom Ford. Her fans in the blogosphere describe her as “the ultimate fashion fantasy.”

 Daphne Guinness will reveal how Guinness, who is not only a serious collector of couture but also a creative force in her own right, uses fashion to transform herself. As her friend, art historian, John Richardson, puts it: “She’s the object of her own creativity. Her persona is her own masterpiece.”

Although Guinness has inspired some of the world’s greatest couturiers – from Karl Lagerfeld to Valentino – she says that she is “not a muse,” but more like “a bee” flitting from one designer to another. This is proven by the array of designers whose work will be on display. A close friend of the late Alexander McQueen, the exhibition will include more than two dozen McQueen garments which have never been displayed. Also featured will be extraordinary haute couture from Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Lacroix, and Valentino, as well as demi-couture by Azzedine Alaia, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, and Rick Owens, and futuristic styles by young designers such as Gareth Pugh. Clothes that Guinness has designed herself will show her love of uniforms.  

Another exhibition highlight will be a wide range of extraordinary accessories, many of which were created in collaboration with Guinness. These include Philip Treacy’s hats and Shaun Leane’s “armor” jewelry, not to mention towering platform shoes made especially for her by Christian Louboutin and Noritaka Tatehana.

 Several of Guinness’s films will be shown, including The Phenomenology of the Body (which explores the politics of clothing), Mnemosyne (which was inspired by her perfume), and Tribute to Alexander McQueen, as well as numerous images and videos.

 Daphne Guinness will be co-curated by Daphne Guinness and Valerie Steele, director and chief curator. of The Museum at FIT, with the assistance of Fred Dennis, senior curator of Costume. The exhibition’s design, by Ken Nintzel, will be inspired by Guinness’s New York apartment.  

The exhibition will be accompanied by a book, also titled Daphne Guinness, written by Valerie Steele and Daphne Guinness, and published by Yale University Press. All royalties from sales of the book will benefit the Fashion Institute of Technology. The museum’s annual Fashion Symposium will take place on November 3-4, 2011 in conjunction with the exhibition, Daphne Guinness. The topic of the symposium will be “Fashion Icons and Insiders.”

FASHIONABLY Meow!

Mulger would have been the PERFECT CHOICE to take over Dior, not Marc Jacob!

Marc Jacob signs with DIOR!!!!

BAD MOVE for Dior! I want MULGER for DIOR!