Designer house
Mugler
Mugler is a Paris fashion house founded by Thierry Mugler and known for sculptural, theatrical design. Its perfumes, owned by L'Oréal, include Angel, which helped create the gourmand category, as well as Alien and A*Men.
- Type
- Designer house
- Founded
- 1973
- Founder
- Thierry Mugler
- Based in
- Paris, France
- Part of
- L'Oréal
- Website
- mugler.com
- On this site
- 2 perfumes
About
Thierry Mugler, a Strasbourg-born designer, launched his label in Paris in the early 1970s, with most sources giving 1973, and became known for dramatic silhouettes and spectacular shows. In 1990 Clarins took a stake to develop his fragrances, and Angel followed in 1992, a praline and patchouli scent widely regarded as the first modern gourmand. A*Men arrived in 1996 and Alien in 2005. Clarins later closed the clothing line but kept perfume. L'Oréal agreed to buy Mugler from Clarins in 2019 and completed the deal in 2020. Thierry Mugler died in 2022.
Collections4
Angel
The women's gourmand line of praline, caramel and patchouli in a star-shaped, refillable bottle.
Alien
A women's line built on radiant jasmine and amber woods in a talisman-like bottle.
A*Men
The men's counterpart to Angel, pairing coffee, tar and patchouli.
Les Exceptions
A higher-priced collection of richer compositions sold separately from the main lines.
