Thierry Mugler Black Velvet and Gold Lamé Suit (AW 1990)
Curator's Note
Presented on the Thierry Mugler Autumn/Winter 1990–91 runway as part of the Music Hall collection, this two-piece suit is made of black velvet with gold lamé detailing.
Description
Jacket
- Black velvet fitted jacket
- Exaggerated peak lapels in sculpted gold lamé forming a symmetrical leaf motif
- Double-breasted closure with two black buttons at the waist
- Cinched waist
- Angular peplum hemline
- Full-length sleeves with turned-back gold lamé cuffs
- Padded shoulders
Skirt
- Coordinating black velvet skirt
- Straight-cut silhouette
- Fitted through the hips
- Above-the-knee length
Size & Measurements
- Labelled size FR 38
Jacket
- Shoulder Width: 42 cm
- Chest: 46 cm
- Waist: 33 cm
Skirt
- Waist: 32 cm
- Hips: 44 cm
- Length: 48.5 cm
Very good
This has been well-preserved. Any imperfections are negligible and do not detract from the item's overall appearance or functionality.
Thierry Mugler
Thierry Mugler founded his Paris house in 1973. He grew up in Strasbourg and trained as a ballet dancer with the Opéra national du Rhin, which gave him an understanding of the body in motion, of posture, proportion and the power of a silhouette on a stage, that ran through everything he made. The Mugler silhouette is immediately recognisable: broad shoulders, a cinched waist, dramatically flared hips - an exaggerated hourglass that treated the body as something to be sculpted rather than simply dressed. His references ranged across science fiction, Old Hollywood glamour, fetishism, entomology and architecture, and he combined them without apology into clothing that operated as much in the register of performance and costume as in conventional fashion. His runway shows were productions closer to rock concerts than presentations, and his materials were equally experimental: PVC, metal, leather and precisely engineered fabrications. He dressed David Bowie, Diana Ross, George Michael and Naomi Campbell, and his influence is visible in the work of designers including Alexander McQueen and Daniel Roseberry. The pieces he produced across the 1980s and 1990s are now recognised as some of the most important of their era.
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