Maison Martin Margiela
-Gründer: Martin Margiela, Jenny Meirens
Gründungsjahr: 1988
Firmensitz: Paris
Contact
163, rue Saint-Maur
75011 Paris
Frankreich
www.maisonmartinmargiela.com
Maison Martin Margiela
Innovation, creativity, and wearability are what the latest fashionistas are looking for. One avant-garde design-house in particular more than meets these expectations. That design-house is Maison Martin Margiela.
The Designer Label
Martin Margiela was born in Belgium in 1959. He studied design at the Antwerpen’s Fine Arts School in 1980. After that he was a freelance designer for five years. Then from 1985 to 1987 he worked for Jean Paul Gaultier before his own label in 1988 together with Jenny Meirens. Although Martin Margiela also began to work for the Hermés women’s line, he remained influential in the design of his fashion house, even after it had been purchased by the Diesel Group in 2002. Despite his leaving the company in 2009, Maison Martin Margiela stays true to its founder’s visions.
The Style
Maison Martin Margiela is known for its creative edge, mastering the art of deconstruction and reconstruction. Beyond a garment and the fabric, the fashion house sees ways to create an entirely new fashion masterpiece. For instance, a pullover can be created from ripping up several old pairs of socks., or a jacket can be recycled from an evening gown.
Critics love Maison Martin Margiela, the most fashionable women in the world adore its creations, and models strive for the coveted privileges of modeling the latest collections on the runway. Maison Martin Margiela’s collections never cease to surprise and amaze those in the fashion industry. Its fashion is always on the latest cutting edge of fashion and sets the stage for each fashion season. Martin Margiela’s vivid visions and imaginations live on and make the make design-house’s fashion creations unique and distinct.