Maison Margiela The Hermes Years

The resulting flourish was a pattern that read h for hermès.

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. Another new hermes logo from margiela who found the label inside a leather glove from the 1970 s. 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. Martin margiela s pioneering and timeless designs made for the luxury house of hermès between 1997 and 2003 are the stars of this book highlighting this period in the iconic and enigmatic belgian designer s career.

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

Suzymenkesvogue this was in contrast to the house of maison martin margiela founded in 1988 with his great supporter and business partner jenny meirens after the designer had left jean paul gaultier where he worked from 1985 1987.