Thierry Mugler

About

French fashion designer who created well-known brands of perfume, including Angel and A*Men, Mugler, and Alien. He died of natural causes at the age of 73. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts launched an exhibit dedicated to his legacy in 2019.

Before Fame

When he was 24, he moved from Strasbourg to Paris, where he found work at a boutique named Gudule.

Trivia

In 2002, he worked with the producers of Cirque du Soleil to create costumes and character identities. He made several original short films in the 1990s. 

Family Life

Before he was born, his family moved from Austria to France.

Associated With

In 2006, he worked with director Tom Tykwer on the film Perfume.