Corset Top
Mugler's corseted hourglass silhouette is the house's founding signature, translated here into everyday jersey corset tops.
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Mugler
French luxury house founded in 1974, known for corseted, sharp-shouldered silhouettes and mesh catsuits; L'Oreal-owned and now designed by Miguel Castro Freitas.
ParisOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$$$Price
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What to know about Mugler
Mugler is a Paris fashion house founded in 1974 by Manfred Thierry Mugler, built on corseted hourglass tailoring, sharply padded shoulders, spiral seaming and sheer mesh-panelled catsuits and bodysuits. It has been controlled by French beauty group L'Oreal since 2019, with the Angel and Alien fragrances driving most of its business. Casey Cadwallader led ready-to-wear from 2018 until early 2025; Portuguese designer Miguel Castro Freitas, an alumnus of Sportmax, Dries Van Noten and Christian Dior Couture, joined on 1 April 2025 and presented his debut runway collection for spring 2026 in Paris.
The pieces that define Mugler
Sheer Mesh Catsuit
The spiral-seamed, mesh-panelled catsuits and bodysuits are the pieces that made Mugler a red-carpet obsession.
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86% matchRabanne
Chainmail and metal mesh body-con, same Paris futurism
What changes: Craft is metalwork rather than corsetry and spiral seaming
85% matchDavid Koma
Sculptural cut-out body-con, less fetish edge
What changes: Narrower red-carpet focus, no fragrance or heritage archive
80% matchAREA Clothing
Crystal-clad experimental bodywear from a younger studio
What changes: NY club-kid maximalism vs sharp Parisian tailoring
78% matchBalmain
Same padded-shoulder hourglass, more logo and gold
What changes: Louder branding, less sheer mesh and second-skin cut
Brand facts
- Founded
- 1974
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Made in
- France, Italy
- Price
- $$$$$
- Typical prices
- Trousers $489–$1040 · Socks underwear $639–$1084 · T-shirts $380–$624
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Y2K, Minimalist / Contemporary