20th Century Maison Martin Margiela Rabbit Fur Cropped Poncho
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
20th Century Maison Martin Margiela Black Rabbit Fur Cropped Poncho with a cowl neckline and high
20th Century Maison Martin Margiela Rabbit Fur Cropped Poncho
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
20th Century Maison Martin Margiela Black Rabbit Fur Cropped Poncho with a cowl neckline and high
Martin Margiela MMA-095
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Margiela Brown Fur and Black Cotton Stole
Martin Margiela - MMA-076
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Margiela Brown Fur Collar Circa 2005 - 2006
£1800 Maison Martin Margiela Black Sheared Fur Pannel Coat IT 40 uk 8
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
£1800 Maison Martin Margiela Black Sheared Fur Pannel Coat IT 40 uk 8 Stunning coat from Maison
new MAISON MARGIELA MM6 NORTH FACE AW20 Nuptse circle down padded jacket S / M
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new MAISON MARGIELA MM6 NORTH FACE AW20 Nuptse circle down padded jacket S / M Brand: Maison
rare MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Vintage dark brown real fur leather shawl scarf
By Maison Martin Margiela, MM6 Maison Margiela
Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Vintage dark brown real fur leather shawl scarf Reference: TGAS/D00449
Margiela Burgundy Fur Apron Halter Top
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Maison Martin Margiela burgundy fur cropped apron halter top made with genuine leather
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA X H & M 38 Brown Faux Beaver Fur Coat
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Collectable MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA for H&M"beaver coat in faux fur" REPLICA of Autumn Winter
Martin Margiela biker lambs fur Men Jacket Size ITA48/M
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Kaunas, LT
sale is 100% genuine Martin Margiela biker lambs fur Men Jacket, nocode, TRNU0, urockLt Color: white
Martin Margiela 2011 Goat Hair and Rabbit Fur Coat
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Toronto, ON
Maison Martin Margiela 2001 pre-fall collection goat hair and sheared rabbit fur coat. Off white
Martin Margiela - MMS-022
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Margiela Cow Print Fur Pump Circa 2006
Martin Margiela - MM-081
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Margiela White Rabbit Fur Top Circa 2007 - 2008
Martin Margiela - MM-061
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin Margiela Faux Fur Coat with Exposed Lining Circa 2003 - 2004
Maison Margiela Grey Goat Fur Vest with Zipper Detail
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Toronto, ON
Maison Margiela Grey Goat Fur Vest with Zipper Detail. Faced with soft lambskin leather trim
John Galliano for Christian Dior Silk Maxi Skirt
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous silk long skirt with yellow, green and white abstract shapes including glowers and leaves on a brown background from John Galliano for Christian Dior. It is semi fitted t...
$5,776
Size: FR 38 - IT 42 - UK 10 - US 6
Dolce & Gabbana black silk spandex and leather lace up dress, ss 2003
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
Dolce & Gabbana; black silk spandex figure hugging evening dress. - Lambskin leather grommet trim - Open on both sides with lace up fastenings - Invisible side zip closure ...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Jacket
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible black cotton with a bit of stretch jacket from Dolce & Gabbana. It has a silver front zipper with Dolce & Gabbana pulls and also on the angled front pockets. ...
$3,919
Size: Recommended U.K. 6-8
S/S 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Calf Skin Leather Jacket - Blazer
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Sheffield, GB
Spring / Summer 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Blazer. Superbly crafted from a soft calf skin material with printed ‘DIOR 2003’ Logo across the back, Ruched drapery, press stu...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Crochet and Chainmail Dress, SS 2001
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This Christian Dior dress from the Spring-Summer 2001 collection, designed by John Galliano, combines hand-crocheted textile with industrial chainmail, reflecting the designer’s fusi...
Gucci Silk Gown with Cut out Waist, Swarovski Crystals and Hardware SS 2010
By Frida Giannini, Gucci
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous black silk knit gown from Gucci's S/S 2010 collection as worn on the cover of Vogue by Linda Evangelista. It is fitted, has long sleeves with zipper wrists and fabulous s...
Roberto Cavalli Black Bias Cut Beaded Silk Evening Dress, FW 2004
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in London, GB
▪ Brand: Roberto Cavalli ▪ Creative Director: Roberto Cavalli ▪ Collection: Fall-Winter 2004 ▪ Fabric: Silk ▪ Size: XS ▪ Made in: Italy ▪ Condition: Excellent ▪ Mannequin: 183 cm / 6...
Nolan Miller Attributed Custom Evening Gown Ensemble with White Fox Wrap Size S
By Nolan Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Nolan Miller attributed gown with wrap ensemble is composed of a slate blue silk and gold lame. The gown is in excellent condition and features a center back zipper. The large w...
Circa 2003 John Galliano for Christian Dior Boutique Black Beaded Corset Top
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This iconic circa 2003 Christian Dior Boutique corset top, a testament to John Galliano's avant-garde vision, is a striking black monochrome masterpiece. The off-the-shoulder silhoue...
NWT Christian Dior by John Galliano Origami Dress Runway Fall 2006 Wedding Gown
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Baar, CH
New with tags, this never-before-worn archival piece has been carefully stored for the past 18 years, preserving its pristine condition. An absolutely stunning and rare masterpiece ...
Christian Lacroix Runway 2-in-1 Detachable Pouf Petal Dress Gown
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 2000 Christian Lacroix black and petal pink strapless asymmetrical gown. Features detachable double tier skirts which can be worn as a ballgown or a short party pouf. Two dress...
Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferré FW 1994 Black Velvet Jacket
By Christian Dior
Located in Berlin, BE
Christian Dior by Gianfranco Ferre, FW 1994 Collection, numbered archival piece. Documented and famously worn by Carla Bruni on the Runway. From the illustrious atelier of Christian...
$17,396
Size: FR40 - UK12 - US8
Christian Dior by John Galliano Tan Lambskin Coat with Ruched Hem, FW 2005
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Lambskin leather coat from Christian Dior by John Galliano, Fall-Winter 2005. The design draws inspiration from 18th-century military and frock coats, featuring a fitted bodice with ...
Christian Dior by John Galliano F/W 1998 rare black jaquard scarf jacket
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in PARIS, FR
Christian Dior by John Galliano Fall Winter 1998 jacket with extra long scarf shawl you can play with it, rare find, funeral style jacquard print fashionable and spectacular museum p...
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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