RUNWAY: Mugler FW11

Thierry Mugler's return to the fashion calendar caused quite a stir (and it should, the house founded by the man himself was epic and oh-so-chic before its sharp decline) but causing an even bigger stir was the choice for Creative Director of both mens and womenswear: Nicola Formichetti. If you haven't heard of Nicola, you've certainly seen his work. He's the Fashion Director of Vogue Hommes Japan, styles an innumerable amount of editorials, many of which are featured on this site, and is most notably the man behind most of Lady GaGa's outfits.

For his debut as head of Thierry Mugler (now just called Mugler), Nicola (with help from Romain Kremer) pulled together a very dark and subversive collection, accented by models covered in veils and models whose entire bodies seemed to be covered by tattoos.

The looks were men as warriors, fitting since the house that was founded on its penchant for superhero-inspired silhouettes. The collection offered much in the way of sharply cut clothes, like a navy one-button suit (with the modeling wearing a leather S&M gimp mask), and stripped down from its wild styling, the clothes are actually very wearable and chic. The presentation was meant to show the drastic change that Nicola and his team want to achieve at Mugler so therefore the collection was entitled, "The Anatomy of Change". The collection's almost barbaric ethos showed that the house is turning a new leaf and ready for the fight.