Laverne Cox put one of Thierry Mugler’s rare archival designs back on the carpet on Saturday, attending the Lifelong Pride Gala at Seattle’s Sanctuary in a fall 2001 spider dress.
Laverne Cox attended the vintage Thierry Mugler Lifelong Pride Gala in Seattle on Saturday.
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Cox’s version, also known colloquially as the Tron dress, extended the red and black design from the runway to the floor. The sleeveless silhouette followed the body from a plunging V-neckline, with raised red lines arranged in a curved web-like grid over a black base. Cinched across the waist, widened around the hips, and dropped into a long vertical band along the skirt, Mugler’s anatomical precision is given a decidedly computerized finish.
Cox kept the shoes in the same harsh black palette. Her pointy-toed boots combined a matte panel on the front with shiny sections along the sides and shaft. Glamorous drop earrings, long honey blonde waves with bangs, and a saturated red lip completed the look.
A model walks the runway at Thierry Mugler’s Fall/Winter 2001-2002 ready-to-wear fashion show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 12, 2001 in Paris, France.
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The spider design comes from Mugler’s fall 2001 collection, Les Fauve, which was presented in March 2001 as Manfred Thierry Mugler’s final ready-to-wear show. A midi-length version appeared on the runway under a black coat with red lining, with a graphic grid running across the bust, waist and skirt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute also has related long-sleeved dresses made from synthetic materials and metals from the same season.
For Cox, this selection was less a one-night archive and more a new chapter in a collection she had built with extraordinary depth. She reportedly owns over 500 vintage Mugler pieces.
Laverne Cox wears vintage Mugler to Disney+’s The Very Jonas Christmas Movie World Premiere in New York City on November 10, 2025.
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Her recent carpet made that knowledge visible. Cox revisited Mugler’s fall 1996 collection in a curved black corset at the “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie” premiere last November, following her nude-like fantasy Mugler dress and vintage centerpiece collar at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards. At the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, she wore a black velvet winged bustier from 1988.
Laverne Cox wears another vintage Thierry Mugler at the People’s Choice Awards on February 18, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.
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The Seattle appearance added purpose to that night’s fashion history. Lifelong presented Cox with the Pride in Action Award for her advocacy and impact on LGBTQ+ representation at the Lifelong and Seattle Pride fundraising gala.
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