{"product_id":"thierry-mugler-black-suede-mermaid-halter-gown-1983-85","title":"Thierry Mugler Black Suede Open-Back Mermaid Gown c.1983–85","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are Mugler pieces, and then there are the ones that stop you cold. This is the second kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA full-length mermaid gown in soft black suede, dating to circa 1983–85 and aligned with the construction and hardware vocabulary of Mugler’s Spring\/Summer 1985 collection — the season in which western detailing, leather, and suede came together as the central design thesis. The back is the whole argument: two halter straps open into a full V-shaped cutout, leaving the entire back bare before anchoring at the waist with a large engraved silver western buckle. Below it, metal snaps run down the center back seam. It is structural. It is deliberate. It is unmistakably Mugler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe front is quieter by design — a gathered V-neck bodice, a smooth leather-trimmed waist seam, a mermaid skirt that flares cleanly at the knee. The suede is soft and substantial. The silhouette is long and precise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieces like this do not surface often. Full-length Mugler suede evening gowns from the early 1980s are genuinely rare in the collector market — there is currently no comparable piece available at curated retail anywhere. If you have been looking for the one, this is it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHouse: Thierry Mugler, Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra: circa 1983–1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Soft suede (lambskin or split calfskin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardware: Engraved silver-tone western buckle, metal snaps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor: Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClosure: Buckle and snap at center back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: [to be measured — likely FR38–40]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage suede with expected patina. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCare:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Suede specialist only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thierry Mugler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49066915004666,"sku":null,"price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/7860\/6488\/files\/IMG-1761.png?v=1782315775","url":"https:\/\/reracked.com\/products\/thierry-mugler-black-suede-mermaid-halter-gown-1983-85","provider":"RERACKED","version":"1.0","type":"link"}