Margiela The Hermes Years

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Margiela the hermes years.

Then regarded as a cutting edge contemporary designer martin margiela joined hermès between 1997 and 2003 and ushered in an exciting period for the maison. Text in english martin margiela s pioneering and timeless designs made for the luxury house of hermﾏs between 1997 and 2003 are the stars of this book highlighting this period in the iconic and enigmatic belgian designer s career. The hermès years has been published with the cooperation of the reclusive margiela himself including never before published photographs drawings and testimonies. Martin margiela re worked vintage finds from leather butcher s aprons to antique wedding dresses based clothing around stockman dummies home furnishings and even christmas tinsel.

The hermès years curated by museum director kaat debo opens tomorrow with the aim of showcasing the superior craftsmanship radical ideology and. Near fine 4to 256pp. The exhibition was first organized by the mode museum in antwerp belgium not far from the town of genk where margiela lived before making his way to france. Her intelligence visual imagination and deep understanding of margiela and his work shines an unflinching light on all the designer s creations in the two worlds she sees through the glow of hermès orange and the chill of white.

The hermès years published by lanoo next month celebrates the six year period during which margiela was creative director of the french brand. 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. For artipelag creations from martin margiela s own label and his designs for hermès are juxtaposed as two different translations of the same vision. His ability to apply his unique design process to vastly different fashion houses is the hallmark of a great designer.

Numerous colour and black white plates. Margiela the hermès years for the first time ever momu presents belgian designer martin margiela s collections for hermès from 1997 to 2003. 25 margiela the hèrmes years equally unpredictable as far as first impressions go at least was the choice of a designer who was very much perceived as central to fashion s avant garde. Margiela the hermès years was originally curated by kaat debo and martin margiela for the momu fashion museum antwerp in 2017.

Its fantastic new exhibition margiela. The book coincides with an exhibition of the same name at the momu museum in antwerp and features contributions from suzy menkes sarah mower rebecca arnold and kaat debo the business of fashion. This week at the musée des arts décoratifs margiela les années hermès will open to the public. The result was a remarkable fusion of the margiela s iconoclasm and hermès timeless quality.

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.