Martin Margiela

Yohji Yamamoto’s Avant-Garde Gamble

source: WSJ.com

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...

Published Fri, Oct 9

Godfather of intelligent design

source: The Australian

 Australia Cyprus-born Chalayan, who is based in London, is fashion's godfather of intelligent design, making his work as close as fashion can get to contemporary art. Like Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons or Martin Margiela, Chalayan is a conceptualist, ...

Published Tue, Mar 24

Maintain the illusion or deal with reality: Designers choose

source: Toronto Star

  Canada luxury houses of French brands like Christian Dior and Chanel, to the introspective imaginings of the Japanese (Junya Watanabe and Rei Kawakubo), to the conceptualist Dutch designers (Viktor & Rolf) and the intellectual Belgians (Martin Margiela). ...

Published Thu, Mar 12

Surface Sheen, Subtle Thought

source: New York Times

 United States Over the last 30 years a number of designers have tried to evoke a cold, mechanistic world — few more eloquently than Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons and Martin Margiela. More recently Nicolas Ghesquiere of Balenciaga has used materials to suggest ...

Published Wed, Feb 18

A Mentor and Her Followers

source: New York Times

Imagine seeing the two toughest Bergman films imaginable back to back, and that was the way the woozy audience felt after getting fashion's heavy double feature: Martin Margiela sharing the same space and time as the woman who has influenced him most, Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garcons.

Published Tue, Feb 17

The Daily Thread: Linda Dresner to Close, H&M Signs Matthew Williamson, Woolworths Largest Shareholder Tries to Stop Sale

source: WSJ.com

Hennes & Mauritz AB has signed on British designer Matthew Williamson to create its next limited-edition collection. The Swedish fast-fashion retailer, which has partnered with designers like Rei Kawakubo and Stella McCartney in the past, has had success with such lines, which h...

Published Tue, Nov 25

Autumn/Winter 2007-08 Womenswear Report Part 1

source: Pollyanna, Barnsley Ltd

Im tired of mundane, everyday fashion, declared Rei Kawakubo. Im curious. I want something that takes us to another world. She didnt mean another world as in futuristic sci-fi, but rather something that seemed to start with an exploration of the tender parts of the developing female psyche...

Published Tue, Mar 13

Paris Mens Fashion Week Report

source: Pollyanna, Barnsley Ltd

At Comme des Garcons, the sly glance back at "Swinging London" was fun - and thought-provoking. By using as her icons four fashion originals - Duggie Fields, Andrew Logan, Sebstian Horsely and Michael Costiff - and having them walk the runway, the designer Rei Kawakubo proves that indivi...

Published Thu, Feb 8