Text by Olivier Saillard, Laurence Benaim, Carla Sozzani.
Contemporaries, collaborators and friends, Azzedine Alaļa and Thierry Mugler influenced each others designs in terms of form, fluidity and abstraction
Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaļa (19352017) first met French couturier Thierry Mugler (19482022) in 1979, forming both a creative dialogue and personal friendship that would last until their deaths. Both divinized the woman, proclaiming the return of glamour with Hollywood as their inspiration. They shared a common silhouette where majestic shoulders contrasted with choked waists and blossoming hips, co-authoring the new stylistic language of the 1980s. If Mugler had a flair for showmanship, Alaļa had a taste for intimacy and perfection. Their daywear and evening wear echoed each other, dictating a four-handed fashion style that was the hallmark of contemporary fashions. In this curated selection, the Fondation Azzedine Alaļa presents 35 Thierry Mugler designs alongside 35 of Azzedine Alaļas own creations, tracing the simultaneous evolution of their careers and the notions of line, silhouette and shape that they freely exchanged with one another.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 10/28/2025
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Azzedine Alaļa, Thierry Mugler Two Decades of Artistic Affinities
Published by Damiani. Text by Olivier Saillard, Laurence Benaim, Carla Sozzani.
Contemporaries, collaborators and friends, Azzedine Alaļa and Thierry Mugler influenced each others designs in terms of form, fluidity and abstraction
Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaļa (19352017) first met French couturier Thierry Mugler (19482022) in 1979, forming both a creative dialogue and personal friendship that would last until their deaths. Both divinized the woman, proclaiming the return of glamour with Hollywood as their inspiration. They shared a common silhouette where majestic shoulders contrasted with choked waists and blossoming hips, co-authoring the new stylistic language of the 1980s. If Mugler had a flair for showmanship, Alaļa had a taste for intimacy and perfection. Their daywear and evening wear echoed each other, dictating a four-handed fashion style that was the hallmark of contemporary fashions. In this curated selection, the Fondation Azzedine Alaļa presents 35 Thierry Mugler designs alongside 35 of Azzedine Alaļas own creations, tracing the simultaneous evolution of their careers and the notions of line, silhouette and shape that they freely exchanged with one another.
