Maison Martin Margiela by Maison Martin Margiela

Graduating from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the 1980s, Martin Margiela (and his contemporaries in the Antwerp Six) transformed global fashion with his aggressive restatement of traditional fashion design and a polemical approach to luxury trends. Working first with the house of Gaultier, Margiela absorbed the radical design of Japanese deconstruction, making it wholly his own with the founding of his own label in 1988. This book provides an inside look at the design process from a craftsman who creates pieces prized for their originality, delicacy, and daring. Designed exclusively by Margiela, this book provides a window onto the intimate, handmade world of a unique designer.