French fashion designer Thierry Mugler, whose avant-garde creations have been worn by everyone from Madonna to Lady Gaga to Rihanna, died Sunday, his team announced. He was 73.
His agent told Agence-France Presse that Mugler died of natural causes. Manfred Thierry Mugler was born Dec. 21, 1948, in Strasbourg, France, and got his start in the fashion world in the 1970s. He opened his first shop in Paris, and went on to dress celebrities like David Bowie, George Michael, Sharon Stone, and Cindy Crawford. His legendary perfume, Angel, has also been a best-seller for decades.
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