Vivian Jenna Wilson fronts The Commander, taking center stage in the Fall-Winter 2026 campaign for Mugler. Photographed by Robi Rodriguez for the second chapter of Miguel Castro Freitas’ Trilogy of Glorified Clichés.
Suiting functions as protective armor on screen, extending an aesthetic heritage centered on, per Mugler, an "exaltation of womanity." Castro Freitas interrogates classic corporate dress codes, seeking to invert traditional hierarchies rather than duplicate them. “Power dressing has always been part of Mugler’s language, but I wanted to look beyond the obvious idea of authority,” says Miguel Castro Freitas, Creative Director of Mugler. “What interests me is the seduction of power – why we are attracted to these symbols, and what happens when we decide to take them back for ourselves.”
Control turns into theatrical excess, per the brand, "allowing precisely beauty, eroticism and even absurdity to occupy the same frame." Raw impulse clashes against strict etiquette across each frame.
The Commander Fall-Winter 2026 collection arrives in selected boutiques and on mugler.com in October 2026.
