Appointed earlier this year, Miguel Castro Freitas brings a background that spans fashion, choreography, visual storytelling and architectural research. A perspective well suited to a house defined by form and movement. With The Wardrobe of Identities for Spring/Summer 2026, he sets forth the first campaign of his creative direction for the Maison.

Castro Freitas grew up between Portugal and several European creative circles, shaping a practice that merges performance, spatial awareness and sharp visual direction. His work often revolves around how bodies move and how identities shift, which places him naturally within the Mugler universe. Prior to his arrival at Mugler, he explored the meeting point between precision and motion, centered on the idea that clothing takes shape through the individual who wears it.

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This perspective carries into his first collection, The Wardrobe of Identities. Envisioned as a wardrobe that evolves through movement, it revisits sculpted tailoring, defined shoulders, hourglass silhouettes and loose jersey pieces while proposing new silhouettes. Every garment carries its own character, balancing Mugler’s signature theatricality with a flexibility suited to everyday wear.

The campaign, photographed by Reto Schmid and styled by Robbie Spencer, explores duality and the many selves we inhabit. Model Libby Bennett moves between sophistication, play and transformation, evoking the cinematic tension that has long shaped the Mugler aesthetic. The collection will be available in December 2025 on mugler.com and in selected boutiques worldwide.

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