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Designer: Emilio Pucci
Designer: Maison Martin Margiela
Maison Martin Margiela Black asymmetric one shoulder maxi dress, fw 2008
Located in Milano, IT
- Runway Look 6 - Sold by Skof.Archive - Designed by Martin Margiela - Black one shoulder evening dress - Fit over to the body - Fall ...
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Early 2000s Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci 1970's Cotton Dress
Located in New York, NY
1970s Emilio Pucci Red Cotton Dress with Printed Scarf Neckline. An easy, yet unique dress in an eye catching red cotton with white and yellow printed details. Shoulder 16.5 Bust ...
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1970s Fashion

1970's EMILIO PUCCI geometric printed silk blouse
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Unique, geometric-printed silk blouse with empires waist, intricate seaming and darted bust designed by Emilio Pucci dating to the 1970's. Top is labeled a size 12, however this piec...
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1970s Italian Fashion

UNWORN Emilio Pucci Signature Print Cut Out Neck Dress 40
Located in Switzerland, CH
Exclusive and gorgeous EMILIO PUCCI dress A rare and wonderful piece - you will hardly find anyone wearing the same dress Made of soft silk jersey Beautiful signature print with "Em...
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Early 2000s Italian Fashion

UNWORN Emilio Pucci Signature Print Draped Silk Dress 42
Located in Switzerland, CH
Beautiful Emilio Pucci Silk Dress In the famous signature print A special limited edition in the Pucci archivio print Fabulous print combinati...
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2010s Italian Fashion

S/S 2002 Maison Martin Margiela Black Cropped Wool Tuxedo Jacket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
S/S 2002 Maison Martin Margiela black cropped wool long sleeve tuxedo blazer jacket. Cropped jacket with fully built-in connected flat illusion lapel and triple button detail on both...
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Early 2000s Fashion

2016 Emilio Pucci & Massimo Giorgetti Resort dress Pilot Episode Tobias
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
2016 Emilio Pucci & Massimo Giorgetti Resort dress Pilot Episode Tobias Emilio Pucci by Massimo Giorgetti Collection: Emilio Pucci Resort 2016 «Pilot Epis...
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2010s Italian Fashion

1960s Emilio Pucci Pleated Skirt
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Coming in hot! How fun is this orange and yellow 1960s Emilio Pucci skirt?! This skirt is sooo reminiscent of another era! The perfect summer midi skirt has arrived and this one is a 100% cotton a-line skirt with slash pockets at the hip. The way this skirt billows out at the bottom is so elegant and will make you want to dance and twirl the night away! The star of the show is Pucci's signature abstract graphic print, this time compromised of vibrant oranges and yellows on an ivory base to create this flaming hot graphic. Style this with a Dior bustier and some prada kitten heels...
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1960s Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci Orange & Multicolor 60s Floral Print Velvet Skirt
Located in New York, NY
Product Details: Vintage orange and multicolor floral print velvet mini skirt by Emilio Pucci. Circa 1960s. Side closure. 26" waist, 38" hips, 18" length. Condition: Pre-owned. Good...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI Vintage 60's Bikini
Located in Georgetown, ME
Vintage 60's EMILIO PUCCI Bikini Swimsuit. This Pucci bathsuit is in excellent condition and fits like a small. The top will fit a B-C cup and measures 2...
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1960s Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci Abstract Print Blouse
Located in London, GB
Emilio Pucci Abstract Print Blouse Multicoloured blouse designed in the shades of pink and red. Detailed with black lace inserts along the three-quarter sleeves. Featuring scoop n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Fashion

NEW Emilio Pucci Signature Print Neckholder Maxi Dress Gown 42
Located in Switzerland, CH
EMILIO PUCCI "ARCHIVIO" SIGNATURE PRINT GOWN A timeless EMILIO PUCCI gown that will never go out of style! Stunning goddess-like gown by Emilio Pucci. DETAILS: Exclusive and gorg...
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2010s Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci Cropped Cotton Trousers
Located in London, GB
Emilio Pucci Cropped Cotton Trousers Multicoloured trousers with signature vetrate print through out. Hip pockets and elasticated waist. Rrp approx £890. Size - 42IT Condition - ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion

NEW Emilio Pucci Pastels Tie Dye Silk Print Star Dress 44
Located in Switzerland, CH
EMILIO PUCCI PASTEL SIGNATURE PRINT DRESS A timeless EMILIO PUCCI gown that will never go out of style! Stunning multicolored silk dress designed by Peter Dundas for Emilio Pucci....
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2010s Fashion

Emilio Pucci Vintage Pale Grey Paisley Print Long Sleeve Top
Located in New York, NY
Product Details: Vintage Gray and multicolor long sleeve paisley print blouse by Emilio Pucci. Pussy bow tie at stand collar. Concealed front closures. 36" bust, 15.5" shoulder width...
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1970s Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci 70s sunglasses for women
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
MAKE: Emilio Pucci MODEL: PC 843 - N10 MADE IN: Paris ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 55 mm / 2 3/16 in Lens height: 52 mm / 2 1/16 in B...
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1970s French Fashion

NEW Emilio Pucci Silk Jungle Cheetah Animal Floral Botanical Print Dress 40
Located in Switzerland, CH
A stunning dress by Emilio Pucci that taps into spring's floral trend perfectly Modern Emilio Pucci signature print on fine silk jersey "Emilio" discre...
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2010s Italian Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela red viscosa shirt, ss 2001
Located in Milano, IT
- Designed by Martin Margiela - Sold by Skof.Archive - Red shirt - Plastic coulisse detail referenced on Look 13 - Button closure - Spring Summer 2001 - Made italy Size: FR 38 - ...
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Early 2000s Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI Saks Fifth Avenue c.1960's Blue Geometric Print Silk Wide Leg Pants
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI Saks Fifth Avenue c.1960's Blue Geometric Print Silk Wide Leg Pants Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1960's Collection: “Exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue” Color(s): Shades of yellow, blue, green, and purple Lined: Yes Marked Fabric Content: 100% Silk Additional Details / Inclusions: Emilio Pucci for Saks Fifth Avenue silk pants. Wide leg silk pants...
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1960s Italian Fashion

1960s Emilio Pucci Printed Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 1960s Emilio Pucci Psychedelic printed silk jersey knit dress in jewel tones of blue, teal, purple, green, and white. There are matched boarder prints along the faux wrap bodice...
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1960s Fashion

Small bowling printed and branded leather bag Emilio Pucci
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Small bowling printed and branded leather bag . Cotton lining. One small detachable ( with snap) pocket with zip closure. Top zip closure with branded zip-puller SIZE: 25cm X 18cm ...
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2010s Italian Fashion

1970s Emilio Pucci Iconic Silk Skirt
Located in Paris, FR
Emilio Pucci silk printed skirt featuring an iconic Pucci print, a shear georgette silk, a silk lining. Tag is missing but the print get the E.Pucci name in. Composition: 100% Silk ...
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1970s Italian Fashion

HERMES MARTIN MARGIELA Vintage Reversible brown ivory cotton overcoat FR38 M
Located in Hong Kong, NT
HERMES MARTIN MARGIELA Vintage Reversible brown ivory cotton overcoat FR38 M Reference: TGAS/C01611 Brand: Hermes Designer: Martin Margiela Material: ...
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1990s French Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1970s Red Cotton Scarf & Pocket Accents A Line Knee Length Dress
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1970s Red Cotton Scarf & Pocket Accents A Line Knee Length Day Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1970s Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: A-Line day dress Co...
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1970s Italian Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela Shirt
Located in COLLINGWOOD, AU
Maison Martin Margiela Men's Shirt in pale grey and contrast black binding. Iconic item in great condition.
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2010s Italian Fashion

1970s Vintage Emilio Pucci Silk Jersey Pale Yellow & Pink Floral Dress
Located in Portland, OR
This vintage silk jersey 1970's Pucci dress is from an estate of a woman who lived to be 110. She owned many Pucci dresses, as well as other Italian designer pieces. The print is in a soft creamy very pale yellow with pretty pink and yellow flowers...
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1970s Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960s Two Piece Orange Yellow Green Scallop Print Bikini Swimsuit
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960s Two Piece Orange Yellow Green Scallop Print Bikini Swimsuit Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1960s Designer: Emilio Puc...
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1960s Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960’s Green Blue Op Art Signature Print Sheath Dress Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Emilio Pucci Style: Sheath Dress Color(s): Shades of green, blue, purple, white and bl...
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1960s Italian Fashion

Iconic Emilio Pucci Multicolor Printed Devore Long Dress Gown Italian 42 - US 6
Located in Montgomery, TX
Iconic Emilio Pucci Multicolor Printed Maxi Dress Italian Size 42, US - 6. Devore Viscose Jersey Dress Snap button closure at back on neck, Open back, Long sleeves. Made in Italy Exc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci Blue Graphic Dress Circa 1980
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1980 Italy Emilio Pucci dress with graphic patterns in lilac, light green, turquoise blue, pale pink, black and cream. Pattern and cut of the dr...
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1980s Italian Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela 1997 Stockman Collection
Located in Shibuya-Ku, 13
Made 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...
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1990s European Fashion

runway MARTIN MARGIELA 2008 black shredded ripped cut off jeans IT40 27"
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway MARTIN MARGIELA 2008 black shredded ripped cut off jeans IT40 27" Reference: TGAS/A01840 Brand: Maison Margiela Designer: Martin Margiela Collecti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

NEW Emilio Pucci Signature Tropical Print Midi Dress Gown 38
Located in Switzerland, CH
The vibrant botanical print, tropical hues and airy handle of this piece combine to create the ideal summer dress. It is cut from a soft cotton and feature printed with Samoa pattern...
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2010s Italian Fashion

MAISON MARGIELA 2013 brown cotton deconstructed patchwork bank t-shirt top
Located in Hong Kong, NT
MAISON MARGIELA 2013 brown cotton deconstructed patchwork bank t-shirt top Reference: CRTI/A00252 Brand: Maison Margiela Designer: Martin Margiela...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

Maison Margiela Black Orchid Bias Gown with Open Back New!
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maison Margiela by John Galliano enchanting bias cut gown. Features black velvet shoulder straps with narrow asymmetric peplum at waist extending into black silk charmeuse bias godet skirt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Fashion

Martin Margiela oversized destroyed burgundy knitted sweater vest, fw 2000
Located in London, GB
Martin Margiela oversized burgundy knitted sweater vest ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Fall-Winter 2000 ▪ Museum Grade ▪ Produced by Mis...
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Early 2000s Italian Fashion

new MAISON MARGIELA JOHN GALLIANO 2019 deconstructed navy wool 2D dress IT40 S
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new MAISON MARGIELA JOHN GALLIANO 2019 deconstructed navy wool 2D dress IT40 S Reference: TGAS/C01545 Brand: Maison Margiela Designer: John Galliano...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela 1990AW Dress
Located in Shibuya-Ku, 13
Made 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 Stains
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1990s European Fashion

1990s Original Margiela Tabi Boots Black Leather
Located in Berlin, DE
1990s Original Margiela Tabi Boots Black Leather Size EU 39 U.K. 6 Collectors, archivers and serious fashion lovers this is for you. From the...
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1990s Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1970s Multicolor Silk Floral Pattern Button Down Babydoll Dress
Located in Thiensville, WI
Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1970s Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: Babydoll dress Color(s): Shades of pink, yellow, orange, white Lined: No Unmarked Fabric Content (feel o...
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1970s American Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's Pink Green Yellow Floral Wavy Print Slit Pencil Midi Skirt
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's Pink Green Yellow Floral Wavy Print Slit Pencil Midi Skirt Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1960's Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: Midi Skirt Color(s):...
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1960s Italian Fashion

Printed and branded canvas hand-bag Emilio Pucci
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Printed and branded canvas hand-bag. Silver metal hardware. 2 compartments inside and 2 pockets with zip. Studs underneath. Branded fabric. branded nylon lining. SIZE 35 cm X 30 cm ...
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Early 2000s Italian Fashion

MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela Puffy Coin Pouch
Located in Seattle, WA
Comes with original tag, similar to the Glam Slam Bag. Size: OS Condition: 8,5/10. Mild discoloration. Feels free to message me with any questions regardi...
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2010s French Fashion

Long printed velvet skirt with split in the middle front Emilio Pucci for Saks
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Long printed velvet skirt with split in the middle front. Branded fabric. Split middle front= 30 cm Acetate lining. Zip on the left side + hook&eye. SIZE M
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1970s Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1960s Multicolor Silk Geometric Print Short Sleeve Pleated Dress
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960s Multicolor Silk Geometric Print Short Sleeve Pleated Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1960s Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: Short sleeve dress Colo...
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1960s Italian Fashion

2000S Emilio Pucci Pink & Green Rayon Jersey Slinky Shirt Dress
Located in New York, NY
2000S Emilio Pucci Pink & Green Rayon Jersey Slinky Shirt Dress
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Early 2000s Fashion

Emilio Pucci Purple & White 60s Floral Print Skirt
Located in New York, NY
Product Details: Vintage purple and white floral print skirt by Emilio Pucci. Circa 1960s. Back zip closure. 30" waist, 40" hips, 24" length. Condi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

UNWORN Emilio Pucci by Peter Dundas Embroidered Kaftan Tunic Top Blouse 46
Located in Switzerland, CH
Emilio Pucci's embroidered tunic top is perfect for chic summer parties. Crafted in Italy from luxurious materials, this design has an amazing fit, a front drawstring detail and embe...
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2010s Italian Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI c.1969 Multicolor Signature Print Op Art A-Line Pleated Mini Skirt
Located in Thiensville, WI
Brand / Manufacturer: Emilio Pucci Circa: 1969 Designer: Emilio Pucci Style: Mini Skirt Color(s): Shades of green, pink, purple, white, black Lined: No Marked Fabric Content: "100% cotton" (primary fabric) Additional Details / Inclusions: Emilio Pucci circa 1969 mini skirt. Structured material, little to no stretch or give to fabric. A-line silhouette to skirt. Banded waistband. Vertical stripe down center front leading to matching banding around hemline; mirrors on back of skirt. Darts extend from waistband on back of skirt for shaping. Big box...
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1960s Italian Fashion

Couture MartinMargiela 1998 WorkOnPaper & Artisanal Line0 WhiteLingerie BoxedSet
Located in Chicago, IL
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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1990s French Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela S/S 1999 Artisanal varnished white jeans
Located in Rome, IT
- Maison Martin Margiela - Artisanal line - Sold by Gold Palms Vintage - Spring/Summer 1999 - Mid wash vintage jeans repurposed with thick white paint coating - Size S Measurements...
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1990s French Fashion

Emilio Pucci Silk blouse size 40
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
100% Silk Fancy pattern Coral color Length shoulder/hem cm 78 (30,7 inches)
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

Emilio Pucci Embroidered pull size XS
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Silk (85%), nylon and viscose Black color Embroidered Long sleeve Length shoulder/hem cm 56 (22 inches) Shoulder cm 34 (13,3 inches)
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fashion

1990s Original Margiela Tabi Boots Gold Satin
Located in Berlin, DE
1990s Original Margiela Tabi Boots Gold Beige satin Size EU 41 Collectors, archivers and serious fashion lovers this is for you. From the fall 1...
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1990s Fashion

Emilio Pucci for Formfit Rogers Vintage Peach Beige Chemise Slip Nightgown, 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Emilio Pucci for Formfit Rogers vintage 1960s sleeveless peachy beige slip with nude lace trim. Keyhole detail at chest with button closure. (Color is t...
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1960s American Fashion

UNWORN Emilio Pucci by Peter Dundas Silk Peekaboo Embroidery Dress Laceup 38
Located in Switzerland, CH
Stunning Emilio Pucci silk dress Designed by Peter Dundas Sexy peekaboo décolleté Neckline embroidered, some stones are covered in Pucci print...
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2010s Italian Fashion

UNWORN Emilio Pucci Signature Silk Print Dress with Tassels 40
Located in Switzerland, CH
Bright colors illuminate the signature Emilio Pucci print covering a free-spirited silk dress. Gathers at the neckline, cuffs and waist shape the blousy silhouette, while tassels da...
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2010s Italian Fashion

Maison Martin Margiela Leather Top
Located in Shibuya-Ku, 13
Size/Measurements (approximate) Shoulder 38cm (shoulder to shoulder) Bust 50cm (armpit to armpit) Sleeve 66cm Length 83cm (centre back to hem)
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1990s European Fashion

Fashion: Shop Vintage Clothing, Haute Couture and More

Fashion is littered with stories we can’t help but consume with voracity. Behind the world’s revered luxury houses and designers, there are often accounts of modest beginnings that gave way to the resonant work we’ve cherished all of our lives.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel learned to sew under the tutelage of nuns in an orphanage. Later, as an impoverished teenager at a boarding school in central France, clad in the drab clothes of the underclass compared to those of her classmates, she furthered her needlework skills. By the early 1900s, she was helming a hat shop with help from her sister and her aunt.

Chanel made spare, unadorned hats at first, and the now-momentous “little black dress,” published in the form of a sketch in Vogue in 1926, symbolized her intention to design for all social classes. Working with simple lines and ordinary fabrics, Chanel created garments that she hoped would encourage women to leave extravagant clothes behind. The young milliner would soon become pivotal to the evolution of both covetable casual wear and handmade high-fashion apparel, building a brand that has influenced countless designers all over the world.

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only,” Chanel said. “Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”

Around the same time, a young former hotel bellboy named Guccio Gucci began to sell imported leather luggage from a small retail space in his native Florence, and it wouldn’t be long before he was overseeing a number of artisans who were making leather goods and other accessories. With the help of his sons, he opened a second shop in Rome and later launched his handbags, wallets and more.

There are people like Chanel and Gucci, sometimes of meager means, working in near obscurity to create lasting and innovative garments and accessories that today fill the interiors of our favorite boutiques and, ultimately, the closets of our home.

There are family-owned luxury-goods companies, such as Hermès in Paris, which began as a saddle manufacturer in the 1800s, serving the era’s carriage trade before it would expand to include venerable handbags as well as its numerous silk scarves, each emblazoned with a richly decorative design.

For many of us, the narratives behind the ornate monograms that adorn these iconic works are just as important as the items themselves.

Haute couture from the House of Chanel — practical, form-fitting evening dresses and menswear made of fine tweeds — has a long lineage, but now it’s earned a legitimate place in museums as often as it has in the homes of modern marquee influencers. Vintage Yves Saint Laurent leather clutches and handbags couldn’t have aged better over time, either. The French luxury fashion label’s long history of vibrant, gender-blurring designs, including the revolutionary Mondrian minidress in 1965, owe to the creative inclinations of a young Yves, who made paper dolls as a child and designed dresses for the women in his family by the time he was a teenager.

The appeal of vintage and designer clothing — whether it’s nostalgia for ’80s fashion treasures like oversize blazers or the bright and elaborate patterns that characterize sundresses of the 1960s — endures, and our appetite for irreplaceable garments as well as their riveting origin stories won’t recede anytime soon. An authentic handbag or purse from Hermès isn’t merely durable and alluring. The Birkin, for example, is hand-sewn according to Hermès’s centuries-old saddle-stitching technique, comes in a variety of exotic leathers and is also a savvy investment.

“The Birkin’s value has consistently risen and never fluctuated downward,” says Reece Morgan, head of handbags and accessories for Xupes, citing the fact that “production has been highly limited to maintain its unattainable aura.” In fact, he adds, Hermès has been “scaling back production each year.”

Today, we’re captivated by the work of prodigious Illinois-born talent Virgil Abloh, who not only triumphed in the fashion world with his Milan-based streetwear label Off-White, but was also a visual artist, a furniture designer and more. In 2018, Abloh, who learned about fashion from his seamstress mother, became one of the first Black designers to head a French luxury fashion house, having secured an artistic director role at Louis Vuitton.

“His clothing turns wearers into accomplices of his grand artistic scheme,” Michael Darling, the chief curator at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, wrote of Abloh’s work.

On 1stDibs, you can revel in the stories behind the fashion we love and browse everything from classic, one-of-a-kind gowns crafted by Parisian couturiers to stylish, modern streetwear designed by forward-looking brands. Shop 19th-century Louis Vuitton trunks or kaleidoscopic and colorful 1960s skirts by Emilio Pucci or edgy ensembles by visionary designers like Azzedine Alaïa. Your fashion journey begins right here.

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