Martin Margiela is a Belgian fashion designer who graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1980 and founded Maison Martin Margiela in 1988. His work is closely associated with the deconstructionist fashion movement from the 1980's and is characterized by a poetic appreciation of imperfection, personality and eccentricity. His men and women collections are indeed a combination of both "freak" and "beauty" that only some people can pull off (think Lady Gaga). However, he does have a couple of incredibly cool accessories that we, the normal kind, might just look good in.
Never the less, if you ever come across any of his world wide stores, please do go inside and take a look. I've only been to his US stores (in NYC and LA) and one of his three store in London, pff... insane! The store concept as a whole, and the amount of detail that has gone into every single element is something truly fascinating.
So, once again happy new year, this time courtesy of MMM.
(For winter sparkles and champaign, click on the link below)
