French fashion designer and photographer. Mugler started in fashion as a window designer, then established his own brand in 1974. Mugler, who was later remembered as “the daddy of Eighties power dressing”, found his fashion business suffering huge losses by the early 2000s; in 2003 the couture line was discontinued by majority-shareholder Clarins.1 Mugler is today best known for his fragrance house, which is likewise owned by Clarins.
Mugler’s first fragrance release, the now iconic Angel, was launched in 1992. Subsequent releases include A*Men / Angel Men (1997), Angel Innocent (1998), Thierry Mugler Cologne (2001), B*Men (2004).
The Angel Garden of Stars is a quartet of floral variations on the original Angel fragrance. A trio, Peony Angel, Lily Angel and Violet Angel, debuted in 2005; Rose Angel followed in 2006.
Recent fragrances from Thierry Mugler
Other recent releases include Alien (2005), the Le Parfum Coffret (2006), Innocent Secret (2006), Eau de Star & Ice*Men (2007), Angel La Part des Anges (2007), Miroir Miroir (2007), Innocent Illusion (2007), A*Men Pure Coffee (2008), Innocent Rock (2008), Alien Eau Luminescente (2008), Angel Sunessence, Alien Sunessence (2009), A*Men Pure Malt (2009), Alien Liqueur de Parfum & Angel Liqueur de Parfum (2009), Alien Sunessence Edition Saphir Soleil, Angel Sunessence Edition Bleu Lagon and A*Men Sunessence Edition Orage d’Eté (2010), Womanity (2010), Miroir des Voluptes (2010), A*Men Pure Havane (2011), A*Men Liqueur de Parfum (2011?), Alien Sunessence Or d’Ambre and Angel Sunessence Ocean d’Argent (2011), Taste of Fragrance / Le Goût du Parfum (2011), Angel Aqua Chic & Alien Aqua Chic (2012), Womanity Eau Pour Elles (2012).
Where to buy
The Thierry Mugler fragrance line can be found at department stores and online fragrance discounters, or purchased directly from Thierry Mugler (see link below).
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Further reading
See all articles on Now Smell This tagged Thierry Mugler.
Read Thierry Mugler, Still Creating a Stir at the New York Times.
1. Quote via The Independent, 2/13/2003.
