They say sex sells. And the stuff was palpably thick in the air for Mugler’s bold, sensual, and often tongue-in-cheek SS20 show at Paris Fashion Week.

Seduction came in the form of a renewed focus on Thierry Mugler’s form-fitting work from the 80s and 90s, but there wasn’t a hint of retro fustiness, with daring silhouettes amping the ante all the way up.

You might have spotted model du jour Bella Hadid causing a traffic-stopping commotion in stockings, a thigh-cut corset and an extreme cropped tuxedo jacket. And at the back? Jockstrap buttock cut-outs. *Clutches pearls*

We went backstage below…