Margiela The Hermes Years

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.

Margiela the hermes years.

For artipelag creations from martin margiela s own label and his designs for hermès are juxtaposed as two different translations of the same vision. Numerous colour and black white plates. 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. 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 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. First antwerp lannoo 2017 hardcover. The result was a remarkable fusion of the margiela s iconoclasm and hermès timeless quality. The tribute exhibition explores the relationship between his collections for hermès and his own label maison martin margiela during these years.

The hermès years published by lanoo next month celebrates the six year period during which margiela was creative director of the french brand. His ability to apply his unique design process to vastly different fashion houses is the hallmark of a great designer. 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. 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.

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 has been published with the cooperation of the reclusive margiela himself including never before published photographs drawings and testimonies. 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. 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. Cloth in printed dustwrapper. This week at the musée des arts décoratifs margiela les années hermès will open to the public. Near fine 4to 256pp.

Margiela the hermès years was originally curated by kaat debo and martin margiela for the momu fashion museum antwerp in 2017.