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Maison Martin Margiela.
No, you have not stepped into a defunct deli. The ice-cream-parlor freezer containing plastic ice cubes is part of the decor of the Martin Margiela men's boutique. So are the plastic fishing-boat chairs, the opened umbrellas, and the full-length mirrors in cardboard armoires that rest on dollies. And the people in lab coats are not coming to take you away. They are the sales staff. The reason that just about everything is swabbed in white paint--except for the merchandise--is that Martin Margiela is extremely hip. No photographs have been taken of this Belgian designer since 1988. His clothes cry out, "I dare you to wear me." People who take them up on the challenge say that the stuff is very wearable. Have you seen these people? You would remember. In the collection this season is a man's sleeveless jumpsuit tuxedo and a pair of women's jeans so vigorously distressed that only a few threads remain ($895 and $495, respectively). The accessories aren't exactly buttoned-down, either--see the woven-canvas satchel with leather trim that looks as if it were meant to carry a guitar ($475), or the money-colored wallet made of eleven-dollar bills ($375). The adjoining women's boutique opened in February, but the finishing touches have ...
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- Magazine article from: WWD September 6, 2006 700+ words
...the end of the year in cities such as Kansas City, Mo., and Sydney. MARGIELA AND BARNEYS: Maison Martin Margiela and Barneys New York have teamed up to exhibit one-of-a-kind garments at the Madison Avenue flagship. The three-week...
- Margiela madness.(Belgian designer Martin Margiela opens store in New...
- Magazine article from: W Karimzadeh, Marc March 1, 2006 700+ words
Belgian designer Martin Margiela has long been regarded as the industry's biggest enigma. He...Maison Martin Margida's first U.S. boutique arrived in New York under fittingly mysterious circumstances. The designer was said...
- M: Maison Martin Margiela: since 1988, Maison Martin Margiela has been exacting...
- Magazine article from: Interview Studio, Joseph Kosuth September 1, 2008 700+ words
...Twenty years ago, when Martin Margiela started his own womenswear...split between Rome and New York, plus Joseph Kosuth...happy anniversary to Martin Margiela--wherever you are...begin by asking Maison Martin Margiela: In which way would...
- Inside Paris Fashion--Maison Martin Margiela.(Hermes designer)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Interview October 1, 2001 700+ words
...fashion? MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA: At this stage...the same way as New York, London, etc...say, Belgium or New York? MMM: When one...with Belgium and New York. I: Why has Paris...ago and after 25 Martin Margiela collections for...
- MARGIELA FINDS A HOME.(Martin Margiela)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: WWD Edelson, Sharon December 15, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Sharon Edelson NEW YORK -- Martin Margiela, who has wanted to open a store here for a long time...September on the Left Bank's Rue de Grenelle. "New York is the third store we've opened in quick succession...
- Margiela, Be Mine.(Martin Margiela)
- Magazine article from: Vogue Singer, Sally September 1, 2008 700+ words
...last known appearance was in 1994 in New York at the now-defunct boutique Charivari...not a thing has been seen or heard of Martin Margiela: only robotic written pronouncements...conventional people can't pick up). Martin Margiela is the only designer who does that...
- MARGIELA'S LATEST STORE LAUNCH.(Maison Martin Margiela)
- Magazine article from: WWD Medina, Marcy August 31, 2007 700+ words
...Medina BEVERLY HILLS - Maison Martin Margiela has opened its ninth boutique...in Tokyo, London, Paris and New York will recognize the chain of thrift...Russia. Caption(s): Maison Martin Margiela's Beverly Hills boutique was...
- GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS AT MARGIELA.(management of Martin Margiela)
- Magazine article from: WWD Murphy, Robert December 29, 2004 700+ words
...talk to the press. But at the new Martin Margiela headquarters here, the iconoclastic...line. He said a shop should open in New York in 2005, with another to follow in...Diesel for that," he said. "I want Martin Margiela to do his thing." Rosso said the...
- SPANISH LADIES, ARTSY STUDENTS AND SUPER SIZES; NARCISO RODRIGUEZ'S FINAL...
- Magazine article from: WWD March 15, 2001 700+ words
...signature line he showed in New York. Then again, as everybody...in Northern Belgium or New York's Lower East Side...Branquinho has earned. Martin Margiela: Every designer exaggerates, but Martin Margiela really knows how to make...
- Marvelous Martin. (fashions shown by Martin Margiela in Paris)
- Magazine article from: WWD Allen, Elizabeth March 22, 1989 700+ words
MARVELOUS MARTIN PARIS--Martin Margiela may be the next, long-awaited rising star on the Paris fashion...coats for $660. Bloomingdale's will be Margiela's first New York outlet and other American retailers are showing interest...