Maison Margiela The Hermes Years

In margiela s hand was a cuff with the buttons sewn on with six instead of four holes.

Maison margiela the hermes years.

It has interviews with different people from the industry of that time and it generally summarizes the story of how that creative direction came together which is very interesting. The match between hermès the epitome of french luxury and maison martin margiela s deconstruction generated an earthquake in the fashion landscape that is still being felt to. I own a few books on margiela but this one is quite different as it explores his years in hermes. Martin margiela launched his own fashion house maison martin margiela in 1988 and the enigmatic and reclusive designer soon revealed himself to be the antithesis of superstar designers.

When the parisian house hermès appointed margiela as its artistic director for the women s ready to wear collections in october 1997 the founder of the groundbreaking maison martin margiela had already been known for almost a decade as one of the most influential avant garde designers which today undisputedly proved to be a vast source of. This collaboration turned out to be one of the most exciting in fashion history and it is now presented in the exhibition margiela the hermès years. The resulting flourish was a pattern that read h for hermès. Margiela the hermes years an exhibition organized by the momu in antwerp opens in the maison s native city this week at the musée des arts décoratifs.

The hermès years at the momu fashion museum in antwerp from 31st march until 27th august is a triumph for kaat debo director of momu and the exhibition s curator.