June is Pride Month.
Thierry Mugler launched his eponymous fashion house in the early 1970s. He gained attention for his avant-garde, often theatrical, designs. Thierry was groundbreaking in his insistence of diversity in his runway shows, featuring drag queens, porn stars, and transgender women as models. Thierry created signature looks for a number of celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, David Bowie and Diana Ross, to name just a few. He also directed and designed outfits for George Michael’s “Too Funky” video.
In the early 2000s, Thierry left the fashion world, focusing his attention of directing live performance like Cirque du Soleil shows and concert tours. He also re-entered the designer fragrance market after great success in the 90s with his Angel perfume.
Later in life, he became reclusive and devoted most of his time to his life-long passion of bodybuilding.
Thierry passed away in January 2022 of natural causes at the age of 73.