Maison Martin Margiela 1996SS Print Dress
About the Item
- Designer:
- Brand:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Shibuya-Ku, JP
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2841218958962
Maison Martin Margiela
Belgian designer Martin Margiela (b. 1957) — whose life, career, clothing designs and vintage shoes have become cult-collector obsessions — pushed those who attended his shows outside their comfort zones. In the years following his maison's 1988 debut, he toyed with creative and aesthetic paradoxes that persist in fashion today.
Consider the Spring/Summer 2001 shirt patchworked from vintage clothing labels, or his famous corset dresses made from tailoring dummies, from his Fall/Winter 1997 line. Or his oversize collection for Fall/Winter 2000. In 1992, Margiela told Dépêche Mode magazine, “My clothes appeal to women of a certain mindset rather than of a specific age or physique.”
Born in Genk, Belgium, in 1957, Margiela knew he wanted to be a fashion designer after catching glimpses of Parisian fashion on TV as a child. Although his parents discouraged this career choice as an oddly funny aspiration, Margiela enrolled in the fashion program of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. There, he befriended and graduated a year ahead of the Antwerp Six — the acclaimed group of Belgian fashion designers comprising Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee, Dirk Bikkembergs and Dirk Van Saene.
Like many of his contemporaries in the 1980s, Margiela understood Paris fashion but felt a deep resonance with the deconstructed beauty espoused by Japanese designers Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo, of Comme des Garçons. Margiela’s fascination with Japan influenced many of his earliest collections and designs, from a dress pieced together from broken plates to his iconic Tabi boots, inspired by the split-toe Japanese worker’s shoe, which dates back to the 15th century. He decided to launch his own line while working for renowned Paris designer Jean Paul Gaultier.
Margiela, Gaultier has often stated, was his best assistant. Even then, the 2019 film Martin Margiela: In His Own Words suggests, he was acutely aware of the widening gulf between the art and the business of fashion.
Margiela’s debut show was nothing short of spectacular. Set in a packed Café de la Gare in the still-seedy Marais district, it was also scandalous to the Parisian fashion set of the time. The designer tore up the conventions of contemporary couture presentations, most notably having his models, plucked from the streets and wearing ink-blotted Tabis, wend their way through the crowd. The show redefined the concept of the runway in a way that would later inspire such designers as Alexander McQueen and Demna Gvasalia.
While the notoriously private designer retired from fashion in 2009, for many Maison Martin Margiela collectors, his pieces capture the irreverence of the postwar, post-punk late 1980s and ’90s. Katy Rodriguez, cofounder of the cult vintage fashion shop Resurrection, is among those who felt a connection to Margiela’s clothing in the subliminal challenges it posed to the time’s beauty norms.
“Growing up in San Francisco and coming out of the end of punk rock, not wanting to be objectified, not wanting to be seen as a sexual object, not wanting your value to be just because you’re pretty — all those clothes played into all of that,” she says. “It really was a reflection of the kind of world the young people I knew at the time wanted to live in.”
Find vintage Maison Martin Margiela boots, evening dresses, jackets and more on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: shibuya-ku, Japan
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Maison Martin Margiela Knit DressKnit DressBy Maison Martin MargielaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13White label Made in Italy Fabric 50%Wool 50%Cotton Size/Measurements (approximate) Bust 41cm (armpit to armpit) Length 131cm (centre back to hem, excluding collar) Condition Peeli...Category
1990s European Day Dresses
- Maison Martin Margiela One-Shoulder DressBy Maison Martin MargielaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13White label Made in Italy Fabric 100%Wool Size/Measurements (approximate) Size 44 Length 101cm (centre back to hem)Category
1990s European Day Dresses
- Azzedine Alaïa 1990s Off Shoulder DressBy Azzedine AlaïaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13Black off shoulder dress, back zip closure Made in Italy Fabric: 90% Viscosa, 6% Nylon, 4% Elsatam Size/Measurements (approximate) Size M B...Category
1990s European Day Dresses
- Maison Martin Margiela 1990AW DressBy Maison Martin MargielaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13Made in Italy Fabric 100% Viscose Size/Measurements (approximate) Size 36 Bust 45.5cm (armpit to armpit) Length 127cm (centre back to hem) Condition Pilling and StainsCategory
1990s European Day Dresses
- Maison Martin Margiela 1997 Stockman CollectionBy Maison Martin MargielaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13Made in Italy Fabric Vest&Gloves 100% Linen Skirt 100% Slik Size/Measurements (approximate) Vest Size 40 Gloves Size M Vest Front Chest 37cm Vest Leng...Category
1990s European Day Dresses
- Azzedine Alaïa FW1991 Butterfly Knit TopBy Azzedine AlaïaLocated in Shibuya-Ku, 13V-neck butterfly print top Made in Italy Fabric: 90% Viscosa, 6% Nylon, 4% Elsatam Size/Measurements (approximate) Size S Bust 117cm (armpit to armpit) Sleeve 60cm Length 77.5cm ...Category
1990s European Sweaters
- Jean Paul Gaultier JPG Basquiat Opaque Sketch Graffiti Comic Street Art DressBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in PARIS, FRJean Paul Gaultier JPG Basquiat Opaque mesh sketch graffiti comic street art vintage 90s Optical Butterfly Maxi Long Tattoo Dress Robe Long dress Jean Paul Gaultier Jeans 0001 colle...Category
1990s French Maxi Dresses
- Jean Paul Gaultier Diver Tropical Parrot Mesh Purple Ruffled Swimmers DressBy Jean Paul GaultierLocated in PARIS, FRJean Paul Gaultier Vintage Soleil Diver 90's Jean Tropical Parrot Maxi Mesh Sheer Transparent Ruffled Dress Rare Late 90's Jean Paul Gaultier Parrot Print Maxi Mesh Dress. Totally ...Category
1990s French Maxi Dresses
- Diane Freis 1980s DressBy Diane FreisLocated in New York, NY1980s Diane Freis Drop Waist Tiered Printed Dress with Bishop Sleeves and Ruffled Neckline. Like all of Freis' dresses, her prints were such an important element to every dress she p...Category
1980s Day Dresses
- Emilio Pucci 1970's DressBy Emilio PucciLocated in New York, NYStunning 1970s Emilio Pucci Blue Printed V-Neck Silk Jersey Dress with Drop Waist and Pleated Skirt. An iconic print and flattering silhouette combined make a timeless dress that wil...Category
1970s Italian Casual Dresses
- Vintage Tennis DressLocated in New York, NYVintage Leroy pleated tennis dress with red and blue lined v-neck. Marked by Leroy 100% Polyester Bust 34 in Waist 24 in Length 52 in Marked size 10 Excellent Vintage Condition. ...Category
1990s Day Dresses
- Chanel CC Logo Knit Cashmere Mini Dress '09By ChanelLocated in New York, NYChanel CC Logo Knit Cashmere Sleeveless Dress in Mint and Blue with Black trim. Look #51 From Chanel's Cruise 2009 Show in Miami, Florida. 100% Cashmere. Bust 30 in Waist 30 in Hips...Category
Early 2000s Day Dresses