Bella Hadid, Hunter Schafer, & More Star in Mugler's Exhilarating Spring/Summer 2021 Show

Casey Cadwallader, artistic director of Mugler, opens the video for the Spring/Summer 2021 collection by grabbing Bella Hadid by the hips and throwing her in the air like she's a superhero. The supermodel once lands on the runway of Mugler's see-now-buy-now collection and walks the runway in a look of elastic paneled jeans and a revealing micro-top. Then the show begins, where the models walk the runway in reverse. Actress Dominique Jackson from Pose proudly struts the runway wearing a jacket to coordinate with her bodysuit with a snap of her fingers, and stockings with transparent geometric portions, while Alek Wek does quick pirouettes, and Hunter Schafer, from Euphoria, gets splashed with water, the light bouncing off her sheer silk sheath dress.

The house's tradition of exalting the female body is interpreted by Cadwaller in a new way: from an aerodynamic blazer inspired by a Thierry Mugler model designed for David Bowie in the early '90s, to the abundance of naked dresses and bodysuits, made with a tear-resistant nylon tulle that the designer called "bulletproof."

And the play of movement, flexibility, large shoulders, and colorful outfits are some of the most interesting moments of the show. We find deep necklines defining hourglass-shaped silhouettes, and micro-tops and pants (some high-waisted, others low-waisted) in bifurcated tulle with transparent inserts. Recycled denim defines the hips and falls softly to the legs, while draping shows up in gathered tulle pencil skirts, jersey dresses, and goddess tops. Men's button-down shirts are deconstructed with an open back, almost flying away from the body, in stark contrast to the shimmering ensemble of iridescent crystal appliqués that sculpt gloves, jumpsuits, and mini dresses.