Having previously dressed his glam models in armor-like designs inspired by vehicles (Spring 1992) and robots (Fall 1995 Couture), Thierry Mugler added a touch of Kafka’s Metamorphosis to his approach for Haute Couture Spring ’97. Before the butterfly finale, all manner of winged and hard-shelled creatures made appearances. Mugler’s carapace-like constructions were later referenced by Nicola Formichetti and Sébastien Peigné in their Fall 2012 collection for the house of Mugler. Formichetti described the models who wore them as “Mugler ninjas.”
