Margiela red leather painted tabi boots, fw 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
Martin Margiela; red leather painted tabi boots Fall-Winter 1995
Margiela red leather painted tabi boots, fw 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
Martin Margiela; red leather painted tabi boots Fall-Winter 1995
Margiela red leather painted tabi boots, fw 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, London
Martin Margiela; red leather painted tabi boots Fall-Winter 1995
Gonna Maison Margiela collezione 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
Gonna midi Martin Margiela da collezione nera in raso. Collection printemps ete 1995 Elastico in
Martin Margiela Pink Velvet Gown 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Maison Martin Margiela iconic pink velvet slip dress featuring satin straps, an open back
Martin Margiela black velvet maxi slip dress, fw 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
Martin Margiela black velvet maxi slip dress with spaghetti straps, low back and silk panel on the
Margiela Artisanal white shirt, Spring-Summer 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
Margiela Artisanal white shirt, Spring-Summer 1995
Maison Martin Margiela vintage runway fall 1995 pink skirt
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage fall 1995 red/pink crushed velvet skirt. Excellent condition Size Italy 40
Martin Margiela artisanal knitted wool sweater crossbody bag, ss 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
Introducing the Martin Margiela Spring-Summer 1995 artisanal navy blue knitted sweater crossbody
1995 Martin Margiela Flat Collection Sleeveless Stretch Cardigan, Sz. M
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage 1995 Maison Martin Margiela flat collection sleeveless black stretch cardigan with silver
1995 Maison Martin Margiela Leather Runway Pants
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
Leather and cotton pants / leggings from the 1995 runway show Gently worn in very good condition
Margiela black waxed cotton screen printed maxi wrap skirt, fw 1995
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, London
Martin Margiela; black waxed cotton maxi wrap skirt with red and bronze screen printed 'BERTHET
1990s CD GREENE for Bergdorf Goodman Gold Pailettes Sequin Vintage Bodycon Dress
By CD GREENE, Bergdorf Goodman
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy vintage 90s CD GREENE for BERGDORF GOODMAN gold pailettes sequin bodycon mini dress! Features thousands of hand-sewn matte gold pailettes throghought the entire dress. Simply sl...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adjusta...
Alaia Leopard Print Knit Pencil Skirt, Fall-Winter 1991-1992
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Geneva, CH
Timeless and endlessly versatile is the leopard print. Even more when this leopard print is iconic ! From one of the most recognizable and famous Alaïa collection, this Fall-Winter 1...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2002 "Supercalifragilistic" Leather Buckle Pencil Skirt
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
DESCRIPTION: ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2002 "Supercalifragilistic" Leather Buckle Pencil Skirt Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn/Winter 2002 Designer: Alexande...
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2004 Jersey Skirt Suit with Mink size S
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent Black Jersey Skirt Suit with Mink F/W 2004 Collection Designer size - S Cardigan - Black Color Jersey, Real Mink Fur, Button Closure, Bow Accent, Stre...
Versace Bodycon Orange Silk Dress SS 2004
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous orange fine stretch silk dress from Versace. It has a plunging front neckline attached to a fitted band around the midriff. The straight skirt portion is pieced together...
New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL Lotus Heels Final Collection 2004 Sz 38
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Heels Brand New * Tom Ford Era Lotus Slides * This was his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent. He was inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977 His Final Coll...
$1,832Sale Price|20% Off
Alexander McQueen mustard suede BIKER Jacket 38
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Zürich, CH
Alexander McQueen suede biker jacket in mustard suede with a notch collar and an attached belt on the back. Has two vertical and two asymmentrical pockets with a silver tone zipper o...
Vivienne Westwood Logo Print Denim Cropped Jacket
By Anglomania, Vivienne Westwood
Located in New York, NY
Vivienne Westwood Denim jacket, cut with 18th Century corset seaming. The master of historical fashion revisits the denim jacket, in a more fitted shape with a dipping curved hem. Th...
Norma Kamali Omo Adjustable Parachute Top and Skirt 1980s
By Norma Kamali
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous khaki set from Norma Kamali's Omo collection consisting of V neck tank top and matching skirt. There are vertical lines of adjustable drawstrings with white cords around ...
Azzedine Alaia F/W 1991 Vintage Butterfly Print Fitted Skirt
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Naples, FL
Azzedine Alaia Vintage Butterfly Fitted Skirt XS Iconic Piece!!! Highly Collectible! Alaïa knitted mini skirt with butterfly pattern throughout and elasticized waistband. All Eyes ...
Gianni Versace Couture 1990s Bell Sleeve Dress
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk jersey dress from Gianni Versace. It has a square neckline with a notched center and long subtly belled sleeves. The dress is semi fitted with inner boning for ...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1995 Striped Crosshatch Button Front Men's Dress Shirt
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1995 Striped Crosshatch Button Front Men's Dress Shirt Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 1995 Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: butto...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN c.2007 Black Wool Geometric Paneled V-Neck Cocktail Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN c.2007 Black Wool Geometric Paneled V-Neck Cocktail Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Designer: Alexander McQueen Collection: c.2007 Style: Sheath Dres...
Numbered Courreges Haute Couture Trousers Suit Ensemble
By Courrèges, André Courrèges
Located in Geneva, CH
This ultra chic late 60’s - early 70’s haute couture Courrèges ensemble, is made up of a fitted tunic-top and high waisted trousers. Constructed in dark blue wool, this fully lined s...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2000 "Eshu" Brown Wool Chevron Panel Jacket
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
DESCRIPTION: ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2000 "Eshu" Brown Wool Chevron Panel Jacket Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn / Winter 2000 “Eshu”; Runway look #20 Desi...
Belgian designer Martin Margiela (b. 1957) — whose life, career, and designs for handbags, clothing and shoes have become cult-collector obsessions — pushed those who attended his shows outside their comfort zones. In the years following the 1988 debut of Maison Martin Margiela, 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.
Margiela decided to launch his own line while working for renowned Paris designer Jean Paul Gaultier. With Belgian designer Jenny Meirens, Margiela established Maison Martin Margiela in the French capital in 1988.
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.”
John Galliano was named creative director at the house in 2014 and it rebranded as Maison Margiela in 2015.
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