Maison Martin Margiela

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Graduating from Antwerps Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, Martin Margiela (and his contemporaries in the Antwerp Six) transformed global fashion with his aggressive restatement of traditional fashion design and a polemical approach to luxury trends. Working first with the house of Gaultier, Margiela absorbed the radical design of Japanese deconstruction, making it wholly his own with the founding of his own label in 1988. Margiela propounds a singular, enigmatic look, moving beyond the recognizable tropes of deconstructiona monochromatic palette, outsized garments, non-traditional fabrics, exposed seams, or roughly appliqud detailsto develop a fully considered worldview, one with elegance, mystery, and menace in equal measure. This book provides an inside look at the design process from a craftsman who creates pieces prized for their originality, delicacy, and daring. In the spirit of Margielas garments, the book is a work of art in itself, designed exclusively by Margiela and complete with silver inks, ribbon markers, a variety of lush paper types, twelve booklets, and an embroidered white-linen cover. This book provides a window onto the intimate, handmade world of a unique designer.

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The first book to document the workfrom fashion and art to design and performanceof the Paris-based Belgian couturiere, one of the reigning luminaries of the current fashion scene.

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Martin Margiela, born in 1957 in Leuven, Belgium, is the principal designer of his own Paris-based fashion house.