CASEY CADWALLADER
American designer Casey Cadwallader was born in New Hampshire, USA.
He studied architecture at Cornell University, before an internship at Marc Jacobs became the catalyst for close to two decades of fashion design experience, including positions as the Head of Womenswear at Loewe, Narciso Rodriguez and Acne Studios.
He was appointed as the Artistic Director of Mugler fashion in December 2017.
Cadwallader has presented sixteen Mugler collections to date, all of which have received critical acclaim from key opinion leaders in the fashion industry.
Women’s Wear Daily, Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion book, and Business of Fashion have all nominated Mugler as some of the best runway collections of the season.
Vogue Runway’s Nicole Phelps stated: “Cadwallader seems interested in realigning the label to jibe more with how contemporary women lead their real, glamorous lives,” at his first Paris runway show for Spring Summer 2019.
French journalist and fashion commentator Loic Prigent named the Spring Summer 2020 collection as one of the most diverse castings seen recently at Paris Fashion Week.
And Tim Blanks, speaking of Mugler’s Fall 2022 show, claimed “Cadwallader pulled off a remarkable feat: a proper, knock-down-drag-out spectacle in the grand Mugler tradition, but techno-updated for much darker times’
Cadwallader has reestablished the house of Mugler as a cultural trendsetter, partnering with leaders in fashion and design with collaborations with H&M, Gentle Monster, Wolford, and Jimmy Choo during his tenure.
He has elicited multiple creative collaborations in the worlds of art, cinema and music, and championed a diverse cast of Mugler ambassadors from Bella Hadid and Chloé Sevigny to Anok Yai, Angela Basset, Fanbingbing, Carine Roitfeld, Tilda Swinton, Paris Hilton and Arca.
Evolving Mugler’s relationship with current culture, Cadwallader has dressed major musical artists including Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Chris Lee, Badbunny, Charli XCX, Blackpink, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa for red carpet appearances, videos, and world tour costumes.
An impressive cast of international stars and celebrated actors, including, Euphoria actors Zendaya ., Hunter Schaefer and Alexa Demie, along with Anya Taylor-Joy, Cate Blanchett, and Monica Bellucci have selected looks designed by Cadwallader for appearances and editorials.
