Miguel Castro Freitas explored the pull of primal instinct with a nature-inspired collection.
This season’s Mugler show was all about the birds and the bees.
Miguel Castro Freitas posted a trailer on Instagram that featured mating snails (try Googling “snail sex” — it’s actually fascinating) spliced with footage of two people exchanging saliva.
It must be something in the air. From the couples making out at the Diesel show to the heavy breathing soundtrack at Tom Ford, designers are in the mood for, erm, love.
The third installment of a trilogy, his “Naturalia X” collection delved into the flora and fauna inspirations present in the work of founder Manfred Thierry Mugler, who was a master at channeling savage beauty.
Designs like a feather tunic resembling a butterfly wing, croc-embossed leather pants and a spider web dress all referenced Mugler’s seminal spring 1997 haute couture collection “Les Insectes.”
“It’s looking into the feral aspect of nature versus the ethereal aspect of nature — the fragility versus the danger,” Freitas said backstage.
Since joining the house last year the designer has steadily shaped a vision for Mugler rooted in hard-edged glamour. There was a futuristic sheen to his sculptural tailoring in gleaming Mikado silk, offset by the earthiness of faux fur pants and a snakeskin hourglass dress with cheeky bum cleavage.
Freitas enlisted a team of specialists to work on couture-grade pieces including a shaggy hair tunic with a flame-colored motif, sweeping latex fringe evening gowns and molded leather dresses that sprouted strange flowers.
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