Mugler Returns to the Runway For Fall/Winter 2023 Show
After a three-year hiatus, Mugler has returned back to the fashion calendar.
It's been three years since Mugler presented a collection during fashion week, easily marking this show as one of the most highly anticipated of the season. Already differentiating itself from other ready-to-wear collections that are set to be presented in the coming weeks, the French fashion house decided to have its runway show during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. The show took place Thursday at Paris’ cultural complex, La Villette. This is the first in-person runway show Mugler's Creative Director, Casey Cadwallader, exhibited since February 2020, prior to the COVID-19 lockdown.
After the death of Mugler founder, Thierry Mugler, last year, the Brooklyn Museum in New York City dedicated an exhibition in his honor, Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, which highlighted his importance and presence throughout 20th-century fashion. Known for his architectural, avant-garde designs, Mugler's place in the fashion realm is dearly missed. But Casey Cadwallader, who was appointed as Mugler's Creative Director in 2017, has continued to prove himself as a force to be reckoned with.
Leather detailing, architectural shapes, and black lace trimming make up a large part of Cadwallader's Fall/Winter 2023 collection. The show's over-the-top sleeves and pant legs contrast the form-fitting waists. The juxtaposition between the simplicity of color (black being the primary color throughout the collection) and exaggerated, futuristic silhouettes proves Cadwallader's persistence as a successful designer whilst keeping Thierry Mugler's vision alive. The show combined both traditional runway walking and a technological aspect that featured models on a moving stand with a camera: this allowed for more artistry and variation in their performances.
