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As conceptual art while he transitioned to Hermes Creative Director in 1998, Belgian Martin Margiela--whose creations today debut in the setting of a contemporary-art gallery priced at upwards of EU$150,000--created this stenciled or block print. Conceived by arguably the most culturally influential contemporary fashion designer since Gabriel "Coco" Chanel, it is part of a limited-edition-of-two white-boxed set that includes the couture Maison Martin Margiela "Artisanal Line 0" body-harness lingerie in its maker's signature color white for Spring 1998. The same lingerie--one white and the other black--starred in a film made by Margiela among the five that he screened to present his Spring/Summer 1998 "Flat Collection" in Paris at the Conciergerie. In that film titled "4", which begins with a view of the iconic topless tabi "boots", the hands of Margiela's white-labcoat-clad assistants enter the frame to manipulate different garments on a model who initially wears the exterior lingerie (see our photos) as if jewelry. A simple dark collared coat, a white collared button-down shirt, and a dark button-down cardigan--all with the "displaced neckline" or "displaced shoulder" of the flat-hanging clothes--are transformed into new collarless plunging v-neck garments, which appear to be ruched when folded under the harness of the lingerie. Both black versions of the lingerie are in museum collections. In Martin Margiela's home-country, the ModeMuseum (MoMu) archived its collected piece as OBJ7660. In the 2018 Parisian retrospective exhibition at Musee de la Mode/Palais Galleria when its artistic director was Martin Margiela (working with Curator Alexandre Samson), the second black lingerie was featured on a mannequin and collected the same year by the Vogue Paris Foundation. Other conceptual designs from this same 1998 collection of jewelry were acquired by TheMet museum in Manhattan. Without the restriction of the use and function of clothing, the small uncreased print--on a card that can be removed from the interior-box bottom that it loosely spans--shows the buyer how to endlessly fashion unique tops using the structural-elastic lingerie as an undergarment for their own pre-worn button-down shirts. This is a more obvious example of the once avant-garde concept of anti-fashion upcycling that Martin Margiela introduced to challenge social and fashion-industry norms by the 1990s, which echos the revolutionary anti-art of Marcel Duchamp. Essentially, valuable art/fashion can be made from everyday vintage objects. While Duchamp did so in 1917 with a men's porcelain urinal titled "Fountain" attached to a gallery exhibition wall, they both made the point that it is the way that such items are reassembled that can make the result a progressive statement. What makes the print so special and worthy of framing for display is that, without words, the three numbered images on a single white card encapsulate the before-its-time fashion manifesto of Martin Margiela to recycle fashion in remarkable new wearable ways, such as harnessed by his unique lingerie. According to The New York Times in its 2021 feature-story that reflected on his radical fashion design and delved into his crossover art, Margiela "changed how we dressed in the 1990s", while his art embodies "the visionary man he has always been." At a turning-point shortly after Margiela designed this couture set in 1997, his personal manifesto became more difficult to accomplish in his fashion career as the new leader of France's historic luxury fashion-house Hermes, for which his first womenswear collection was presented for Autumn/Winter 1998. Frustrated by the limitations of the industrialized luxury trade and conglomerate conflicts with his closely guarded privacy, the famously "invisible" designer pre-maturely retired from the fashion industry in 2009 to independently build on his clever artistry in other mediums. Margiela continues to demonstrate what he often told his fashion teams: "The less you have, the more creative you are as a designer." This minimal finely-crafted lingerie without size or gender restriction--composed of adjustable "polya-elasthanne" straps with a clear anti-slip strip on the underside and three silver-plated metal double-rings--can be worn either as a concealed structural undergarment or as a visible jewelry-like body harness in appreciation of its meaning as a foundation for recycling fashion, pure form, and meaningful color. While the initial Maison Martin Margiela ready-to-wear brand tag until the late 1990s was a distinct corner-sewn unbranded white label accompanied by tags for origin and materials/care, the couture version for this lingerie is a single tiny white unbranded tag stitched in a line near the end of the waist strap, noting in English, "Made In France," with succinct material/care identification. The set's original white unbranded box and its white black-typed couture-identification sticker complete the "invisible-brand" aesthetic. We interpret the black-type codes on the aged box-sticker (“E98 ST HAUT; Struct Elas Blanc; 02; TU"): Spring 1998 Haute Couture; white structural-elastic garment; Artisanal Line 0 edition of two; one size only. The print, lingerie and box are in very good condition as shown in the photos with only one mark on the rear edge of the exterior box-lid. Although initially tried on by the sole owner to realize a restructured shirt, the lingerie body-harness was never worn. It was collected in Belgium at the Brussels boutique where Martin Margiela initially sold his brand with his founding business-partner Jenny Meirens since 1988. Prior, Margiela worked for several years as a fashion-design assistant to Parisian Jean Paul Gaultier. Both designers have since received independent museum retrospectives internationally--from Paris' Grand Palais and Musee Palais Galliera (The City of Paris Fashion Museum) to NYC's The Brooklyn Museum and Antwerp's MoMu. While others continue to try, Martin Margiela (b.1957) is the only leading fashion designer to have made a full-time transition to the commercial contemporary-art world with such highly valued works. As a rare revealing piece of both fashion and art history, the increasing value of this Maison Martin Margiela 1997...

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GIANNI VERSACE Autumn/winter 1990-1991 PERSONAL COLLECTION of Gianni Versace Miami Mansion. ACTIONED at SOTHEBY’S in 2001 A Crepe De Chine Body Suit Vintage Beaded and Embroidered...

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- Vintage 1996 Gianni Versace Couture black with white stars bodysuit top. - Pointed collar with black "Medusa" button zip closure. - Long Sleeves with black "Medusa" button cuff...

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Vintage Vivienne Westwood lip print corset, from the Fall/Winter 1992 'Always on Camera' collection. Blue denim effect, featuring a close up image of the actress Marlene Dietrich. As...

In exceptional wearable condition however there are a few subtle spots. The silk is luscious and of the finest quality, a rare and covetable piece with a dramatic full skirt. 1930S B...

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As nostalgia for antique silk stockings repeatedly tapped for lingerie-inspired A.F. Vandevorst womenswear until its Belgian founding design duo retired their brand in 2020, the obso...

2000's Dolce & Gabbana distressed vintage denim boned Bustier. Features; Zip up back Boned body Fully lined interior 100% Cotton (Denim) Sizing; Pit to Pit; 16.5'' Waist; 27'' ...

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Designed by Gianni Versace for the Fall/Winter 1992 collection. This unique (possibly controversial) print was featured on button up tops for that season’s runway show and produced o...

From Gianni Versace’s Spring/Summer 1994 collection. This rare bodysuit features a rich and dynamic signature baroque print in a figure enhancing layout. Baroque print embedded into ...

Vintage fine Japanese black silk kimono. circa 1960s. A wonderful textile for collectors. Classic black long kimono with open front, Interior lined in white linen cotton fabric. A silk Japanese silk kimono with fine hand-painted autumn colors floral decoration. Traditional vintage Japanese long Kimono robe, silk kuro, furisode, tomesode. This kimono has three Mon family crests on the front and back shoulder. It is lined with white in its interior. The bottom part of the kimono is decorated with lavish hand painted design. Great contrast in the colors and attention to details. Hand painted and hand-sewn in Japan. Japanese traditional vintage kimono, in the style of Itchiku Kubota who was a Japanese textile artist. He was most famous for reviving and in part reinventing an otherwise lost late 15th- to early 16th-century textile dye technique known as tsujigahana, which became the main focus for much of his life's work Japan, 1960s. Shoulders 24” across Bust 24” flat Waist 22” flat Hips 22” flat Length 58”, Measured flat. Unisex long black silk kimono robe...

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Upcycled Vintage "Wednesday" Silk Slip, Studio VL. Hand embroidered "Wednesday Adams" on hip to take advantage of a discoloration on the slip. Lace trim with...

Unusual Silk Art Deco Slip Dress with Bell Flower motifs. Peachy pink and lavender silk are mixed in this charming bias slip dress with a pair of r...

Art Deco Silk and Chiffon Slip Dress with easy fit and self belt. Easy slip over styling with deep armholes and large straight cut. A floral silk satin mo...

This wonderful Japanese silk kimono is combined with swirls and stripes within the warm burgundy silk. The interior is combined with multi-colors print of clouds as well as...

Emilio Pucci Lounge Set in printed nylon from the 1960's for Formfit Rogers. Great graphic pieces which can be worn today as outerwear which were original...

Striking and unusual Art Deco lounging robe of simple rectangular shape with self belt, in raw silk tussah. The garments' back is stenciled and air brushed...

Pink and Brown Pucci light weight nylon jersey shirt dress for Formfit Rogers. Designed originally as loungewear for home wear, these versatile packable pi...

Black chiffon and lace lingerie gown with dipping hem, pink ribbon drawstring waist, lace insertions and rosebud decoration. Easily worn layered as summ...

1900S Hand Embroidered Silk Antique Edwardian Peacock Kimono Robe

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This wonderfully detailed bold Imperial red silk Japanese silk Hayashi kimono features a huge hand-embroidered metallic gold and silver cord "Drago...

1930S Cream Rayon & Cotton Lace Slip Dress

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Flattering and chic deadstock ( never worn with original tags ) late 1980s vintage BILL BLASS one shoulder one piece swimsuit or bodysuit ! Features a flamenco style neckline with th...

Sexy early 90s BILL BLASS one piece Grecian style swimsuit or bodysuit ! Features a metallic gold and silver rope cut-out detail ( one side light gold, the other silver ) down the fr...

Super unusual 1930s French pale slate blue silk crepe and silk satin long gown. Silk satin philodendron leaf appligue on bodice, and satin waist insert with long satin self ties at t...

Warm Tangerine silk kimono is accented with multi-color floral. The length measures 62", underarm circumstance is 56", collar width is 4 1/2", neck-to-sleeve's cuff is 22", sl...

This wonderfully black silk kimono is detailed with multi-colored "Whimsical Children & Floral" scenes hand-painted, playing attention to their faci...

This wonderfully bold violet silk kimono is scattered with multi-color floral detailing set within Abstract blocks. The length measures 51", underarm circumstance measures 52"...

1930S Blush Pink Slinky Rayon Jersey Negligee As-Is With A Few Holes

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This wonderful traditional and elegant deep plum accented with multi geometric floral silk kimono measures 59 inches in length. The underarm circumference measures 48 inches, ...

This delightfully cheerful warm tangerine silk Japanese kimono is accented with multi-micro florals and measures 63 1/4 inches in length. The underarm...

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Sexy 80s GUY LAROCHE vintage black sheer lave one piece long sleeve bodysuit ! Features a tailored fitted mesh bodice with lace bottoms. Hidden snaps. Button closure at top back cent...

Attractive Pale Shell Pink Deco Silk Crepe Lace Trimmed Robe from the 1920's. Kimono cut with no closures, wide sleeves all edged with 2 layers of Deco cotton lace over peach with pu...

This rare elegant Zoran silk crepe-de-chine "Studio 54" item can be worn as a tunic or can be belted wrapped and wore as a mini dress. On both sides are high cut slits. And al...

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Edwardian Cotton Odd Fellows Secret Society Cerimonial Robe With Antique Metal Trim

This wonderfully detailed rare Fernando Sanches reversible jacket has the option of wearing it in Red with navy and black trim detailing with hidden side pockets. Or wearing it ...