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Who cares about the credit crunch? Obviously not the fashion pack. This was again the case during the Maison Martin Margiela show in Paris this week.
As a Belgian, I might be biased, but I’m always in awe of everything Margiela does. The unwearability, the creativity and the blatant “not giving a crap” is just rare to find again and again in a designer, yet this season he outdid himself again for his 20th anniversary collection.
My favourites were the “fur” coats, which were seemingly extensions of the wigs the models wore. Genius. All the models had disguised faces, whether they were covered in hair, clothing or tights, which perhaps could be a reference to the anonimity that Margiela himself enjoys, as he refuses to be photographed or interviewed.
Does this translate into commercial success? Of course not! But remember his oversized shoulderpads collection two seasons ago, which singlehandedly marked the return of the shoulderpad (albeit in a smaller version) in many collections a season later. His collections in stores are always a lot more accessible versions of what he puts on the catwalk anyway, but you get the idea.
Margiela is an innovator, who pushes boundaries and a lot of people’s buttons. You don’t have to like it, but you’ve got to at least appreciate his courage and his persistence for doing this again and again, without giving in to commercial and financial pressures, even after 20 seasons.
For a true fashion lover, this is pure poetry.
…and it seems like there is a lot of you, according to the blogstats.
Here’s another picture of her at the Giles Deacon show, looking very pretty and gossiping like there’s no tomorrow with Erin O’Connor. Review coming soon…ish.
Enjoy.
Greetings from Fashion Week!
I know I said I’d post updates all week, but I’ve literally not had a minute to sit down, eat, sleep, let alone do some work.
But I’ve got a few minutes to spare before the Giles Deacon show, so I thought I’d let you know about the AMAZING, mindblowing Christopher Kane show I just went to.
He took a completely different turn on his fifth collection once again, going back to bright colours and using vertical scales to create a sense of volume and movement. The image above – rubbish I know – should give you an idea of what it was all about. More coming soon.
The beautiful Emma Watson was there, as well as Alexa Chung (where ISN’T she this week?) and the cream of the crop of the fashion journalists. Really fantastic show.
Off to Giles now, then the Swarovski Rocks Giles party after. Tough job, I know.
xxx
