Mugler Confirms Casey Cadwallader’s Exit, Names New Designer

L’Oréal is changing creative direction at its Mugler label.

The company today confirmed the departure of Casey Cadwallader and named a new designer: Miguel Castro Freitas, a behind-the-scenes figure who has worked at Dior, Dries Van Noten and Sportmax, will become Mugler’s creative director effective April 1.

Over a 7-year tenure, Cadwallader revitalised Mugler’s image by infusing the Paris-based brand with an ultra-inclusive, New York sensibility focused on fierce, futuristic glamour.