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Rate NYC Sales: Maison Martin Margiela, Save Fashion, Surface to Air, Jimmy Choo, and More...

Original at Refinery29 external link    Tue, Nov 10

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New York Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, and Dsquared2 Sample Sale What: The Staff USA showroom is hosting a multi-designer sample sale featuring Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, and Dsquared2. Find fall/winter apparel and accessories for both men... New York

Rate Maison Martin Margiela | The Cult of Invisibility – Part Two

Original at The Business of Fashion external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By Guest Contributor Maison Martin Margiela scarification | Source: Agenda Inc This only served to make journalists more suspicious: “Where has Martin Margiela gone? Now we’re a little bit worried,” asked The Guardian. Three things Maison Martin Margiela could have learned from real-world cults.

Rate Maison Martin Margiela | The Cult of Invisibility – Part One

Original at The Business of Fashion external link    Tue, Oct 27

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By Guest Contributor PARIS, France — This month, after several years of intriguing – then frustrating – rumours among journalists, fashion editors and fans, Maison Martin Margiela announced that Margiela was no longer designing at the brand that he had created.

October of 2009

 

Rate Yohji Yamamoto’s Avant-Garde Gamble

Original at WSJ.com external link    Fri, Oct 9

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Click to view more photos. Yohji Yamamoto, like Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garcons and Martin Margiela, is one of those few futuristic designers credited with influencing other designers with his concepts.  His outfits, often with deconstructed tailoring, dark colors, and avant-gard...

Rate Balenciaga’s Next Trend Setter: Leather Strips With Chiffon

Original at WSJ.com external link    Thu, Oct 1

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Backstage after the show, Ghesquière wore a tribute to another influential designer — a navy blue sweater and gray jeans by Martin Margiela, whose show is on Friday night here in Paris. He said he tried to create an entirely modern collection without any references to the past, though keep...

Rate Twitter Roundup: Balenciaga Causes Mass Tweet Swoons

Original at WSJ.com external link    Thu, Oct 1

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Catwalking/ Getty ImagesBalenciaga Spring 2010 Fashion tweets were abuzz with reactions to Balenciaga Spring 2010, and Racked finds Maison Martin Margiela in an unlikely place. Fashion tweets were abuzz with reactions to Balenciaga Spring 2010.

Year 2009

 

Rate Now Open: Change of Season's Elegant Discounts

Original at Racked external link    Wed, Sep 23

By Frank Gargione We visited yesterday evening and found a delightfully decorated space: Plaid side chairs, luggage trolleys as clothing racks, vintage suitcases and postcards, and a brass chandelier all serving as a warmly-lit and comfortable backdrop for delicious past season womenswear (menswe...

Rate DEALFEED: Project No.8 and No. 8b

Original at Racked external link    Fri, Jul 31    1 related articles

By Izzy Grinspan Labels: Project No.8 and No. 8b Deal: 50% off clothing from designers like Martin Margiela, Sunshine & Shadow, and Stephan Schneider at the sibling stores'... Labels: Project No.8 and No. 8b Deal: 50% off clothing from designers like Martin Margiela, Sunshine & Shadow, and Stephan Sc...

Rate Paris Couture Gossip Starts NOW!!!

Original at Fashion Rules! external link    Thu, Jun 25

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By admin2 Monday July 6 – two shows by Christian Dior Tuesday July 7 – LaCroix, Givenchy, Chanel Wednesday July 8 – Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino Maison Martin Margiela will also do a special presentation on July 7 and 8th - is this couture? Or ready to wear?.

Rate Street Scenes East-West Friday Face Off: Jill vs Elizabeth

Original at Racked external link    Fri, May 22

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By Leslie Price On the right, we have our LA contender Elizabeth (42.9% Perfection!/20.2% So close!/14.3% I feel strangely ambivalent about it./22.6% Who did this to you?) wearing Balenciaga jeans, a Martin Margiela jacket, shirts from Sara and K-Mart, Army/Navy surplus glasses, and Nike sneakers.

Rate MARGIELA SAMPLE SALE – We are Excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Original at Fashion Rules! external link    Mon, May 18

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By admin2 They are taking cash, Mastercard, Visa and Amex, and will sell, along with Margiela, pieces from Sophia Kokosalaki, and DSquared mens and women’s clothes. It’s worth a mapquest and a long drive! Margiela is expensive - and also, beyond trends. His often-eccentric, and very beautiful, pi...

Rate Ron Herman Summer Pre-Sale Starts May 21! Dries, Lanvin, Margiela and More

Original at Fashion Rules! external link    Thu, May 14

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By Fashion Rules Team Okay, mark your calendars: May 22. That’s the date next week that Ron Herman is marking FIFTY off on major designer pieces from spring - and that’s even EARLIER than Barneys will go forty off (Memorial Day weekend)! And these designers are absolutely among our faves: Dries Van Noten, Lanvi...

Rate Alexander McQueen: The natural look

Original at Independent external link    Sun, Apr 5

 UK The likes of Comme des Garçons, Martin Margiela and any gifted progeny paraded the ideas behind their clothes – and these were often difficult or, in fashion parlance, challenging – with pride. Clothing that was clever was a mark of distinction. ...

Rate The Luxury : Restir

Original at Frillr external link    Thu, Apr 2

 NY Restir is one of Japan's luxury purveyors, offering designer brands like ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, BALENCIAGA, BURBERRY, COMME DES GARÇONS, DIOR, JIMMY CHOO, JOHN GALLIANO, LANVIN, MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, MIU MIU, RICK OWENS , YVES SAINT LAURENT and much ...

Rate mcqueen does, however, like Margiela

Original at CBS News external link    Tue, Mar 31

 CA Although mcqueen had some harsh words for his former employer Hubert de Givenchy in an interview for the Spring 2009 issue of Numero Homme (#17), he also revealed that he 'admires' Martin Margiela. 'There are designers that I admire, but I don't look ...

Rate Designer dialogue

Original at Taipei Times external link    Tue, Mar 17

 Taiwan One of them is Martin Margiela. He’s very confident and he’s really created his own unmistakable aesthetic. I feel that every designer has to have a very specific point of view and the ability to translate that into clothing. ...

Rate A Makeover for a London Shopping Icon

Original at International Herald Tribune external link    Fri, Mar 13

 France In a separate “Avant Garde” room Liberty anchor brands such as Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Acne and Martin Margiela. Other collections include Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, and Cacharel’s 50th-anniversary range, consisting of archive pieces ...

Rate Fashion Review A Master Class With Lanvin and Dior

Original at New York Times external link    Fri, Mar 6

 United States Just about everything at the Martin Margiela show tonight — the hokey starlight projections on the ceiling, the empty design techniques, the use of beautiful young models instead of older, interesting-looking chicks — said that Mr. Margiela is no ...

Rate Maison Martin Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto Present Alternate Takes on Avante-Garde

Original at WSJ.com external link    Fri, Mar 6

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Maison Martin Margiela, Fall 2009. Martin Margiela is normally so far ahead of the fashion curb that he has fellow designers panting to keep up. Mr. Margiela is one of the most insider of fashion insiders - whose clothes labels are a simple white patch with no words. His shows can seem…extreme.

Rate Margiela en Route... Sandove's Close Call... Darwin & Doonan...

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link    Tue, Mar 3

Margiela en Route... Sandove's Close Call... Darwin & Doonan... by WWD Staff WILL TRAVEL: For those who missed the recent Maison Martin Margiela retrospective at Antwerp’s fashion museum, MoMu, dubbed “Maison Martin Margiela (20) The Exhibition,” it may soon be coming to a museum near you. ...

Rate Patterns

Original at New York Times external link    Tue, Feb 17

By By CONSTANCE C.R. WHITE column notes that designer Martin Margiela will not participate in Paris fashion shows; he will show his line by appointment

Rate Four Designers In the Vanguard Hold the Line

Original at New York Times external link    Tue, Feb 17

By By AMY M. SPINDLER, Young designers are caught in a curious game, of trying to mimic and anticipate the radical trendsetters -- Martin Margiela, Dries van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester and Helmut Lang -- who are cautiously dismantling the staid ideas of beauty in fashion.

Rate Haus der Kunst To Open Maison Martin Margiela Exhibition In March

Original at TAXI Design Network external link    Tue, Feb 10

 NY - Even colleagues appreciate Maison Martin Margiela's importance. "Everyone is influenced by Comme des Garçons and by Martin Margiela. ...

Rate Couture is spared from the crisis

Original at Financial Times external link    Fri, Jan 30

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 UK After all, at Maison Martin Margiela, which now produces its own version of couture, a tank and miniskirt combo was made from tortoiseshell hair combs in a wonderfully inspired homage to Paco Rabanne, though even the house’s spokesperson noted that ...

Rate 30/01/20091980s blast from the past at Gaultier's show

Original at Expatica external link    Thu, Jan 29

 France Away from the catwalks, Belgium's Martin Margiela and France's Franck Sorbier, who share a passion for recycling, have each come up with their own answers to show their couture collections without the expense of a conventional presentation. ...

Rate 1980s blast from the past at Gaultier’s show

Original at Hürriyet external link    Thu, Jan 29

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 Turkey Away from the catwalks, Belgium's Martin Margiela and France's Franck Sorbier, who share a passion for recycling, have each come up with their own answers to show their couture collections without the expense of a conventional presentation. ...

Rate Off the Charts | Pop Tart Makeovers

Original at New York Times external link    Wed, Jan 28

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 United States By Alex Hawgood Ramey/Xposure; Firstview Lady Gaga’s DIY high fashion (left) is refreshing in the current pop climate, but Maison Martin Margiela (right) offers a more refined take on the singer’s futuristic silhouettes. While Madonna was busy grooming ...

Rate Christian Lacroix spring couture 2009

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link    Tue, Jan 27

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CHRISTIAN LACROIX: Lovely though it was, Lacroix's lineup was just dresses, lacking the sense of passion and otherworldliness that makes his best work transcend fashion and approach art. MARTIN MARGIELA ARTISANAL: The conceptual Belgian took the ...

Rate Hussein Chalayan's fashion fantasies

Original at Independent external link    Tue, Jan 20

 UK - Chalayan's clothes are often grouped with the more radical designers – Comme des Garçons, Martin Margiela and so forth. His aesthetic tends to be more ...

Rate Photo By Dominique Maitre

Original at Women's Wear Daily external link    Wed, Jan 14

 - From art fairs, exhibitions and fashion shows (Martin Margiela and Alexander McQueen were among the first), the 104 offers a unique cultural experience. ...

Rate Maison Martin Margiela White Suit Jacket SALE

Original at Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux external link    Wed, Jan 7

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By bryanboy I'm a few keystrokes away from ordering but I think I'll sleep on it. The jacket is beautiful alright (I mostly buy women's jackets because of my size) but I have this cloud of doubt over my head. Perhaps it's the price I'm (really) attracted to versus the jacket itself? Come on... a Margiela jacke...

Rate Meet Yang Li - Clean Fashion Futuristic

Original at Trend.Land external link    Wed, Dec 31

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By Cyril Style Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Central Saint Martin's graduate Yang Li is the designer of the successful 'Cloth Label'. He has interned with Gareth Pugh and already made two collections. We are always excited to see new menswear talent. Here is some beautif...

Rate At Hermes and Vuitton, the Outsider's Delicate Touch

Original at New York Times external link    Mon, Dec 29

By By CONSTANCE C. R. WHITE Martin Margiela and Marc Jacobs may have forever changed the expectations for designers brought in to energize static labels.

Rate Jewelry designer masters art of 'whimsy'

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Mon, Dec 22    10 related articles

 AZ - Dec 22, 2008 Business from private clients is growing so much that she's hired Johnston Marklee (the architectural firm that designed the Mameg and Martin Margiela ...

Rate Ready to wear: The Dior shoes sure give new meaning to the concept ...

Original at Independent external link    Sun, Dec 14

 UK - Dec 14, 2008 At Maison Martin Margiela, shoes are designed to be worn either too big or too small – the idea of something that simply fits the foot being overly ...

Rate Maison Martin Margiela

Original at Style.com external link    Mon, Oct 27

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The house was packed for Martin Margiela's 20th-anniversary collection, an occasion whose significance was sharpened by the swirling rumors—causing fear among the many Margiela wearers in the hall&#8212that he is about to retire. (To get that one out of the way up front, a spokesw...

Rate Sophie's Other Choice: Maison Martin Margiela vs. Dior Homme

Original at Racked external link    Sat, Oct 25

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By Leslie Price On the left, we have a men's Maison Martin Margiela distressed leather snap wallet. Cost: $375 on eLuxury.com. Crucial details: smooth, artfully distressed leather; flap with snap closure; three card slots and one flat pocket; nylon lining; coin pocket on back with snap; made in Italy.

Rate High Fashion Hijinx: Margiela & Rykiel Anniversary Collections Inject Humor Into Paris S/S 09

Original at SASSYBELLA.com external link    Fri, Oct 3

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By Colleen Nika What separates Paris from the other Fashion Weeks? Well, in addition to the City of Lights’ rich sartorial legacy and the fact that the industry’s most iconic, directional, and envelope-pushing luxury houses present there, for Spring 2009, it is also the most likely location to catch a...

Rate Morning Hemlines: Givenchy, YSL, Obama, Palin, Lanvin, Margiela, Miss Sixty, Conrad, Adidas, Asics, McCartney

Original at Conde Nast Portfolio external link    Thu, Oct 2

By Sara Clemence Exactly what kind of role does Martin Margiela play at his namesake brand? (NY Times) Vintage Yves Saint Laurent pieces have increased in value since the designer died in June. (IHT) LVMH's top executives were at the Givenchy show in Paris, displaying confidence in the brand and its desig...

Rate Fashion Has a Marie Antoinette Moment

Original at New York Times external link    Wed, Oct 1

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 United States - Let’s go right to the scene of madness outside the former morgue on the outskirts of Paris where Martin Margiela chose to hold his 20th-anniversary show. ...

Rate All Quiet in Paris

Original at Capitalweather.com external link    Wed, Oct 1

The house celebrated its 20th anniversary and so the show was essentially a retrospective. Word had it that the location was actually a former city morgue, which seems appropriate for a fashion show on so many sordid and twisted levels. After going down memory lane with the house, the final...

Rate Antwerp's Fashion Rebels Get Serious About Business

Original at WSJ.com external link    Tue, Sep 30

By Christina PassarielloFor two decades, Belgian designers have been the fashion industry anti-conformists.Now, they're emerging as business forces as well, trying to balance their dissident identities with the increasingly commercial needs of the fashion world.Maison Martin Ma...

Rate Opinion: Maison Martin Margiela Brings Birthday Party to the Runway

Original at WSJ.com external link    Mon, Sep 29

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Just as Maison Martin Margiela does fashion its own way, it celebrated its 20th birthday in its own way. Many fashion houses mark their anniversaries with manicured parties and limited-edition handbags. The unbridled display of celebration staged by Margiela is rare in fashion.

Rate Maison Martin Margiela’s Airbrushed Wolf Med. Sac Bag

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Thu, Jul 17

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By Deysa The Bag Forum: Maison Martin Margiela’s Airbrushed Wolf Med. Sac Bag ] July 17, 2008 post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Deysa Maison Martin Margiela’s Airbrushed Wolf Med. Sac Bag Oh my goodness was my first reaction as I ran upon Maison Martin Margiela’s Airbrushed Wolf Medium Sac Bag. My fi...

Rate It Made Elux’s 10 Most Wanted List: The Maison Martin Margiela Large Satin Sac Bag

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Wed, May 28

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By BrS Martin Margiela, a former designer for Paul Jean Paul Gaultier and Hermés, is known for his simple designs. This particular bag is just a simple sack made of satin. And yet this simple design and delicate fabric are the reason behind the gorgeous gathers seen in this bag. The bag is elegant lik...

Rate Is Martin Margiela Over the Anti-Fame Thing?

Original at New York Magazine external link    Tue, Mar 18

She pointed out that Margiela never sits for portraits, answers interview questions in the first person plural (for his house, as opposed to for him as a designer), puts a blank label in his garments, and keeps his models anonymous by ...

Rate Maison Martin Margiela Chain Mail Handbag

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Thu, Mar 13

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By Alicia March 13, 2008 post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Alicia Maison Martin Margiela Chain Mail Handbag Designer Martin Margiela has definitely presented a few unique pieces in his new collection. It seems this fashion artist isn’t afraid to use different materials that a bag normally would...

Rate Martin Margiela MM6 Convertible Terry Beach Bag

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Mon, Feb 25

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By Alicia February 25, 2008 post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Alicia Martin Margiela MM6 Convertible Terry Beach Bag Seriously, who ever would have thought to create a beach bag that transforms into a comfortable mat? That would be innovative designer Martin Margiela for MM6. And if you ask me, I t...

Rate Cork Clutch by Maison Martin Margiela

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Wed, Feb 20

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By Alicia February 20, 2008 post written by Bag Bliss blogger: Alicia Cork Clutch by Maison Martin Margiela Ever wish there was a purse to match those cute little cork wedges? Well, there is now. Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela, who had formerly worked for designer Jean Paul Galutier year...

Rate Maison Martin Margiela Bags!

Original at Bag Bliss external link    Tue, Jan 15

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By Jennifer January 15, 2008 Maison Martin Margiela Bags! The Belgian fashion designer, who worked for Jean-Paul Gaultier before starting his own Maison Martin Margiela in the late 80’s has moved into the prime real estate of eluxury, the designer boutique. Clothing, shoes, accessories and bags b...

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