Azzedine Alaïa Thierry Mugler 1980 1990

Contemporaries, collaborators and friends, Azzedine Alaïa and Thierry Mugler influenced each other's designs in terms of form, fluidity and abstraction.

They shared a common silhouette where majestic shoulders contrasted with choked waists and blossoming hips, co-authoring the new stylistic language of the 1980s. If Mugler had a flair for showmanship, Alaïa had a taste for intimacy and perfection. Their daywear and evening wear echoed each other, dictating a four-handed fashion style that was the hallmark of contemporary fashions. In this curated selection, the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa presents 35 Thierry Mugler designs alongside 35 of Azzedine Alaïa's own creations, tracing the simultaneous evolution of their careers and the notions of line, silhouette and shape that they freely exchanged with one another.