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Mugler
Mugler is the French fashion and fragrance house founded by Thierry Mugler in 1974. Its legacy combines architectural silhouette, performance, image-making, fragrance and a highly theatrical understanding of the body. Miguel Castro Freitas became Creative Director in 2025, following the completed creative periods of Nicola Formichetti, David Koma and Casey Cadwallader. The directory records this succession as a clear change in collection authorship while retaining Mugler’s founder era as history. Mugler fashion is part of L’Oréal Luxe, and its fragrance business has separate corporate and licensing contexts; group or division figures are not labelled as fashion-house-only financial results without an explicit attributable disclosure.
- Country
- France
- Founded
- 1974
- Founder
- Thierry Mugler
- Creative lead
- Miguel Castro Freitas
- Ownership
- L'Oréal
- Revenue scope
- Consolidated L'Oréal
- Documented milestones
- 4
- Thierry Mugler — Founder and Creative Director1974–2002 · house · former · L'Oréal Luxe
- Nicola Formichetti — Creative Director2010–2013 · all fashion · former · Vogue Italia; L'Oréal Luxe
- David Koma — Artistic Director2013–2017 · all fashion · former · L’Oréal Luxe; Vogue Runway
- Casey Cadwallader — Creative Director2017–2025 · all fashion · former · Vogue
- Miguel Castro Freitas — Creative Director2025–Present · house · current · Mugler
- 1974 — Label foundedThierry Mugler establishes his Paris fashion label.
- 1992 — Angel launchedThe house introduces the Angel fragrance.
- 2005 — Alien launchedAlien expands the fragrance portfolio.
- 2025 — Castro Freitas appointedMiguel Castro Freitas becomes fashion creative director.