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Miguel Castro Freitas Sets Mugler to Full Volume in Paris Debut

Freitas signaled a plan to sharpen Mugler’s 1980s bravado through strict tailoring.

Overview

  • The runway unfolded in a concrete, underground warehouse–parking-garage setting softened by plush seating.
  • Looks leaned into house codes with exaggerated shoulders, lacquered PVC, cocooning faux furs, feathers, and bare-chest styling that drew an audible reaction with a nipple-ring-suspended dress.
  • Reviewers noted clean seams and plotted volumes that carved extreme hourglass shapes in double-faced wool and satin.
  • Coverage framed the outing as a coherent proof of concept rather than a wholesale reinvention of the brand.
  • The front row featured Pamela Anderson and Elizabeth Berkley, and the Portuguese designer arrives with experience at Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Dries Van Noten and Sportmax.