Thierry Mugler, designer of Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lady Gaga, dies at 73

The designer Manfred Thierry Mugler, icon of the last two decades of the 20th century, He has died at the age of 73.

“It is with deep sadness that the House of Mugler announces the passing of Mr. Manfred Thierry Mugler. A visionary whose imagination as a seamstress, perfumer and image maker empowered people around the world to be bolder and dream more every day.” has written the brand on social networks along with a photograph of the artist.

For his part, the designer’s agent has informed the newspaper ‘Le Monde’ that the death it was due to natural causes, and that he still had projects and collaborations underway, some of which were to be announced earlier this week.

Mugler was a pioneer in design and marked fashion with his theatrical creations, his robotic monkeys and his risky dresses, which seemed to recreate a science fiction style, an ambition that he reflected in the theater where he had several dalliances.

He also had an important role in the wardrobe of stars such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lady Gaga, and helped launch the careers of top models in the 1990s such as Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer o Linda Evangelista. While his perfume ‘Angel’ is one of the best sellers in history. After turning down offers like directing design at Dior, Mugler decided to retire from the head of his own brand in 2003, now in the hands of the L’Oréal group.

Paradoxically, the creator’s death comes in the middle of Paris Fashion Week, between the end of the men’s fashion presentations and the start of the Haute Couture parades this Monday.