Thierry Mugler: Remembering Brian Aris’s iconic photo of David Bowie in French designer’s green suit
msn.comThierry Mugler has died aged 73. Known as the man who came to define Eighties power-dressing, Mugler’s designs were regularly worn by stars including David Bowie, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, Diane Kruger and Diana Ross, in music videos, films, and on the red carpet.
In 2017, The Independent interviewed renowned celebrity photographer Brian Aris, who took one of the most recognisable shots of Bowie in 1992, in which he wears a lime-green suit by Mugler as he leans against a pink door.
Aris has kindly given The Independent permission to re-share the photo following the news of Mugler’s death. “I worked a lot with David Bowie.
I even photographed his wedding to the beautiful model Iman in Florence. So I got to see the wonderfully modest and generous man behind the public image,” he said in 2017 of photographing Bowie. “Another truly original talent and a great musician. “When I photographed him at home in New York with his newly born baby daughter Alexandria, he was a proud father and seemed overjoyed at her birth.
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