CULTURE
Fashion on Stage
THIERRY MUGLER On March 2, 2019, all eyes of the fashion world will turn to Montreal to admire the first retrospective devoted to the visionary creator Thierry Mugler. By Stéphane Le Duc
DOMINIQUE ISSERMANN, THIERRY MUGLER, NEW YORK, 1995; STERN (ALLEMAGNE), 1995. PHOTO : © DOMINIQUE ISSERMANN.
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true coup d’état, under the aegis of Nathalie Bondil, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, the curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot will have the privilege of hosting the world premiere of an exhibition entirely dedicated to the genius of this daring couturier. The designer's outfits are part of the collective imagination, and his creativity continues to be expressed through his work as a director, photographer, and perfumer. The exhibition Thierry Mugler: Couturissime promises to be spectacular because the man remains an exceptional couturier whose futuristic creations with sculptural forms haunt memories. Nathalie Bondil stresses the importance of the exhibition, which was started in 2016 and conceived with the true artistry that is Mugler. "Not only do we have access to incredible works that are unique in their workmanship and have been photographed by the greatest and most prominent models and international celebrities. It is the access to works and, also, to the imagination and the vision of the artist who creates this world. There is very little access to haute couture. It's easier to see a Monet or Van Gogh." To present the 140 outfits that are shown for the first time in a museum, ThierryMaxime Loriot, famous since curating the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibition in 2011, has imagined a theatre journey from Lady Macbeth to metamorphoses through the celebrities of music and cinema. “With the Star and Strass section, we find all the showgirls: Beyoncé, Diana Ross, and the celebrities who parade for Mr. Mugler, but also all the stage costume collaborations, be it Mylène Farmer, David Bowie (who was the first to wear Mugler's women's creations in 1979), not to mention Céline Dion and Diane Dufresne. We will have more than 45 music videos that will be featured in this section, including the cult film Too Funky by Georges Michael. There is also a Couture Androids section; these robot creatures occupy a unique place in the work of Manfred Thierry Mugler,
