This retrospective of Martin Margiela’s work traced his career from Spring-summer 1989 to Spring-Summer 2009.
Margiela’s methods of deconstruction and reconstruction have been a major influence on my own practice, in particular his use of salvaged garments to recreate the new.
His refusal to conduct interviews and continued anonymity as a designer has made him a unique figure within a fashion industry which continues to celebrate fashion designers as ‘stars’ within their brands.
Margiela/Galliera, 1989-2009 (2018) [Exhibition], Palais Galliera, Paris. 3 March 2018-15 July 2018.