Cyril Verdavainne carved a niche in the American fashion landscape with the launch of his eponymous label, VERDAVAINNE, in 2018. With a rich history in the industry, Cyril was previously the right-hand designer for Carmen Marc Valvo, specializing in women's evening wear. The sudden closure of Valvo's company after 15 years prompted the French designer,…
The trajectory of fashion has largely depended on designers who crossed lines, shattered boundaries, and challenged industry norms. Designers who broke societal stigmas were catalysts of change who impacted the evolution of prints, silhouettes, and colors, along with those who wore them. These disruptive yet revolutionary designers drastically steered fashion onto the path of authenticity…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUB0Tt7ci8&t=25s Mugler is ushering in another major moment in the fashion sphere. Instantly recognizable for its striking cutouts and sharp silhouettes, the label's signature look was updated with an intergalactic flair when creative director Casey Cadwallader took over in 2018. With current it-celebs like Hunter Schafer and Arca gracing their most recent catwalks and campaigns,…
Thierry Mugler: Couturissime November 18th, 2022–May 7th, 2023 Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11238 “I always felt fashion wasn’t sufficient in itself,” Manfred Thierry Mugler once said. “My only true vocation is the stage.” The statement might have seemed strange had it come from almost any other fashion couturier. But for anyone…
Brooklyn Museum Thierry Mugler: Couturissime November 18th, 2022 – May 7th, 2023 The Brooklyn Museum is set to unveil Thierry Mugler: Couturissime on November 18th in what will be the global exhibition's United States debut. A retrospective culmination of more than 130 of the late French visionary's haute couture designs, stage costumes, photographs, films, and unpublished…
"Fashion is a movie. Every morning when you get dressed, you direct yourself."- Thierry Mugler Thierry Mugler was a French fashion designer, creative director, and adviser of Mugler, who passed away at 73, on January 23rd, 2022. He launched his fashion house in the 1970s and quickly rose to prominence in the following decades for…
Thierry Mugler: Couturissime On View: March 2nd, 2019 - Sept. 8th, 2019 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) 1380 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has opened an exhibition to showcase over 150 outfits, sketches and accessories from French fashion designer Thierry Mugler. Most of the pieces, produced…
