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What is the difference between MM6 and Maison Margiela?
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The difference between MM6 and Maison Margiela comes down to focus. Maison Margiela is the main couture line produced by the French luxury fashion house of the same name. MM6 is a diffusion line of contemporary sportswear priced more economically to appeal to a younger demographic. Find a collection of Maison Margiela apparel and accessories on 1stDibs.
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Martin Margiela Spring Summer 1996 Vintage Trompe L'oeil Silk Dress
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Maison Martin Margiela’s Spring–Summer 1996 collection is known for its playful use of trompe-l’œil, a technique that creates visual illusions. In this collection, he printed images ...
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1990s Italian Day Dresses
MAISON MARGIELA black canvas TABI LOW TOP Sneakers Shoes 37.5
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Maison Margiela low-top Tabi sneakers in black canvas with white rubber sole. Have been worn once inside and are in virtually new condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Shoes
Martin Margiela Cape Back Jacket
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous dramatic black fine wool jacket from Martin Margiela. It is collarless with long sleeves, a hidden button front closing and 2 front patch pockets. The back is stunning ...
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Early 2000s Danish Jackets
MartinMargiela 1990 1stRetrospectiveCollection1994 Sheer Black Convertible Apron
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
As a variation of the traditional waiter-style apron that Belgian former fashion designer Martin Margiela reworked with his eponymous Maison Martin Margiela since its first collection for Spring/Summer 1989, this minimalist convertible transparent black chiffon rectangular garment was part of his Spring 1994 collection. The iconic corner-stitched textural white-cotton brand label is stenciled with seemingly contradictory text referencing an earlier Fall 1990 collection. Instead of the blank label that had become internationally recognized among progressive-fashion buyers during the brand's initial five years, this black print was added in this manner for only one collection during its founder's tenure. This distinct typography identifies it a one of his favorites that he re-editioned from his first 10 fashion shows.
This season-less self-curated retrospective collection without any new designs was unprecedented in the ready-to-wear fashion industry, which sold only newly-designed clothes typically two to five times annually. In the early 1990s, this old-made-new-again collection was astonishing for a Paris-based high-end brand, for which any lack of fresh designs for Spring had otherwise been attributed to the loss of an artistic director or the outbreak of war.
Nevertheless, there are subtle differences of color, material and draping possibilities that make our re-edition unique from the 1990 apron and from later "replicas", which was the term that Margiela printed on a different kind of label for his second self-curated retrospective in Spring 1999 following 10 more collections.
Aside from the text-printed brand label with four characteristic hand-sewn corner stitches, the only other element that unified Margiela's first collection of favorites was that all the items were overdyed a darker color so that the clothes were various shades of grey, blue or black depending on the original color of the textile and how much dye the thread/yarn absorbed. The first Margiela apron...
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1990s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
2007 Martin Margiela MM6 Technical Black Knee Length Multi Chrome Zip Skirt
By MM6 Maison Margiela, Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Sheffield, GB
2007 Martin Margiela MM6 Technical Black Knee Length low rise Multi Chrome Zip Skirt.
The skirt can be styled both open or closed.
Recommended Size; UK 6 / Waist band 29” inches
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Early 2000s Italian Skirts
Maison Martin Margiela 2015 Robe FR38 Black Silk Daisy Printed Dress UK10 US8
By Maison Martin Margiela, Martin Margiella
Located in PARIS, FR
Maison Martin Margiela dress SS2015 collection (by Martin Margiela) in light black silk crepe with flower print in shades of white and yellow, round neck closed by 4 fabric-covered b...
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