Suit
Designer
Thierry Mugler
(1948 - 2022)
Retailer
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
Brand
Thierry Mugler
(French, founded 1978)
1993
Black wool twill and satin
Gift of Rose Marie Bravo
Object number2005.90.9
This suit channels the serious and intelligent woman Mugler has often identified as his ideal client, abandoning the constricting styles he helped popularize earlier in his career. Straight-legged trousers give the wearer a sense of height and presence. The jacket, nipped in at the waist, gives a subtle indication of the feminine figure that belies the suit's masculine tuxedo styling. This experimentation with new ways to represent his clients as powerful, yet sexy, women successfully transitioned Mugler into the minimalist aesthetic of the 1990s.
DescriptionStylized tuxedo pantsuit in black wool twill with satin collar, lapel and stripe; closely fitted jacket with double princess seam angled at waist, notch collar variation with elongated point and shaped lapel, padded shoulders, satin-covered buttons; wide straightleg pantsCollections
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