At Martin Margiela, the lining is the dress.

Visionaire 1: Spring: Premiere Issue

Martin Margiela Artisanal Jeans

Maison Martin Margiela, Paris 2009
photography lina scheynius styling kanako b. koga

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Back to the Future, Nylon March 2000
photography robert nettarp

(Source: dustulator)

Paola
photography frédéric auerbach

Portraits of women in Hermès
Le Monde d’Hermès № 35, 1999 Vol. II, Fall–Winter 1999–2000

Images of two women wearing the summer collection, interspersed by shots of the studio.

A beautiful insight into production.The video showed two women wearing the collection whilst walking through the streets and metro adjacent to the showroom, and was intercut with segments showing the production of the pieces. It was prepared the week before international press and buyers arrived in Paris.

Spring-Summer 1997, Martin Margiela

This collarless jacket has the narrowed front bodies and the sleeves were attached to them so as to to produce a flat composition. As the result is a completely flat structure, the narrow front has distorted the breast pocket, so that clear wrinkles are left when the jacket was pressed after sewing. Martin Margiela is highly experimentative, and a lot of his creations are produced with approaches that distinguish him from other designers, including unfinished clothes, clothes reconstructed from second-hand resources, and his vests that mimic Stockman torso. His experimental streak can clearly be seen in this jacket, too.

The Spring-Summer 1998 collection that included this jacket was presented in a joint show with Rei Kawakubo, who has been constantly at the leading edge of fashion since the 1980s. Margiela freely admits that Kawakubo’s creations have influenced his own work, and the two designers made an ideal combination. Instead of models wearing the clothes, the collection was shown on hangers presented by staff wearing white clothes, which made the flat structure very evident.

Metamorphosis, Spring-Summer 1998, Martin Margiela

Artisanal patchwork jumper, Martin Margiela

Artisanal patchwork denim jumper, Martin Margiela, Spring-Summer 2004

Visionaire 25: Visionary, Martin Margiela for Hermès
photography bettina komenda styling desiree heiss make-up houda renita

Maggie Cheung walks for Hermès by Martin Margiela, Fall–Winter 1998–1999

Shirt in white cotton poplin
Oho GM chain in satin-finish white gold
Darius chain in sterling silver

She wants so many things
photography karena perronet-miller styling anne-laure nicolas

Le Monde d’Hermès № 44, 2004 Vol. I, Spring-Summer 2004

Knotted waistcoat and supple pants in vermillion goatskin suede

She wants so many things
photography karena perronet-miller styling anne-laure nicolas

Le Monde d’Hermès № 44, 2004 Vol. I, Spring-Summer 2004

Strapless swimsuit in tricolor light jersey
Cris-crossed skirt in black linen crepe

She wants so many things
photography karena perronet-miller styling anne-laure nicolas

Le Monde d’Hermès № 44, 2004 Vol. I, Spring-Summer 2004