{"id":427396,"date":"2025-06-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=427396"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:04:48","slug":"thierry-mugler-rainbow-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/thierry-mugler-rainbow-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"This Thierry Mugler Rainbow Number Is Joy in Jacket Form"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thierry Mugler Arc En Ciel (Rainbow) jacket, Spring\/Summer 1990<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In November 2022, the exhibition halls of the Brooklyn Museum hosted the final stop of “Thierry Mugler: Couturissime,” an assembly of archival fashion by the late designer, whose full name was Manfred Thierry Mugler. Hundreds of mannequins bedecked in couture were posed dramatically to evoke the theatrical attitude of Mugler\u2019s visionary runway presentations of the 1980s and \u201990s. Even among these striking creations, a shocking display of color stood out in the form of the Arc en Ciel (Rainbow) <\/em>striped jacket<\/a> from Spring\/Summer 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Linda Evangelista modeled the jacket during Mugler’s Spring\/Summer 1990 runway presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Mugler deftly used color throughout his prolific career, but this jacket is in a chromatic league of its own. Vivid hues flow over the body like water, emphasizing the cinched waist and sculpted shoulders \u2014 Mugler\u2019s signature silhouette. And instead of his typical symmetrical hip, the hem swoops organically around the body, further accentuating the fluid movement of the jacket\u2019s rainbow stripes. \u201cIt\u2019s a stunning cascade of colors,\u201d says Lauren of Lord of Luxury Vintage, who is offering the piece on 1stDibs. \u201cEach button is precisely matched to the color beneath it, in keeping with Mugler\u2019s remarkable attention to detail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mugler was revered for his construction of commanding suits. Many, like the Arc en Ciel, were crafted from fine wool, but nothing was off-limits. Along with standard fabrics like velvet, silk and leather, he pushed the boundaries of avant-garde couture by engineering seductive silhouettes from such unconventional materials as rubber car tires and motorcycle handlebars. <\/p>\n\n\n

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