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Dive behind the scenes of the Maison Mugler
We traveled to the four corners of France to track down more than fifty formers collaborators, most of whom we interviewed in their homes. It's their stories and their archives - unpublished documents often stored in a cellar or displayed on a bedside table - that inhabit this second issue of Griffé.
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[...] Mic Corteyn was hired as the boutique’s manager in 1978. Mic arrived at the meeting with her son under her arm, her hair disheveled by the rain, wearing a piece of fabric from the Saint-Pierre market that she had cut a hole in that morning to make a dress. At the time, she barely knew who Thierry Mugler was and had no interest in fashion. The designer wanted to change her mind. He gave his son crayons to keep him busy while he showed his creations to Mic, who said, “This isn’t fashion, it’s art... I’m interested!”
Nothing happened for the first few days and Manfred kept calling at the shop to know her results: Mic had to meet her sales target if she wanted to keep her job. Then, on the fourth day, a miracle came through the store’s door. Catherine Samie, an actress at the Comédie-Française, who wanted to support Mic during her probationary period, bought twenty coats from her! This time, it’s Mic who rushed to the phone to warn Manfred who jumped on his moped to come and kiss her. After that, he didn’t want anyone else in the job. [...]
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[...] It is a Wednesday morning in spring near Montparnasse station. It’s dawn and the air is as light as the fabric of our clothes. At this hour, we’re not yet suffocating in the heat. It may look like we’re on vacation, but I’m actually on my way to work with Salomé and Julien, the founders of Griffé and my colleagues for the day. We’re going to visit a factory near Angers: the former Thierry Mugler factory, built in the early ’90s on the outskirts of the city.
In 1992, when this unique factory was built, it was already time for many others to move. But why? Why build a factory in France, and why design and construct a bespoke building to house it? Through Mugler’s story, we will discover a part of textile industry history. [...]
CONTENTS
The Biography: Take a behind-the-scenes look at Mugler through the stories and personalities that have shaped its history.
A Made-to-Measure Factory: Follow in the footsteps of the production plant of the iconic Mugler tailored suits.
From Accessory to Indispensable, Men at Thierry Mugler: Did you think the Mugler universe was limited to its (ultra) feminine collections? Discover Thierry Mugler's creative, avant-garde menswear.
La Fabrique des Anges: Do you know Véra Strübi, the woman behind the huge success of Angel fragrance?
Thierry's Angels: Portrait of four talented stylists and designers who assisted Manfred Thierry Mugler in the creation of his most iconic collections.
Thierry Mugler at Galeries Lafayette : From the catwalk to the corners of Galeries Lafayette, discover how fashion's “Oscars” helped democratize designer fashion.
Designer chronology: The essential tool for dating your vintage Mugler pieces.
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