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Is Maison Margiela real?
Yes, Maison Margiela is real. Belgian designer Martin Margiela founded the luxury fashion house in 1988. His pieces captured the irreverence of the postwar, post-punk late 1980s and ’90s. The notoriously private designer retired from fashion in 2009. John Galliano was named creative director at the house in 2014, and it rebranded as Maison Margiela in 2015. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Maison Margiela apparel and accessories.
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Maison Martin Margiela Trompe LOeil ReEdition Tunic Faux Sequin Gown, 2023
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maison Margiela collaboration with H&M. This is a re-edition of Margiela's original Trompe L'oeil 1996 Printed Sequin Dress. Soft and cool viscose tunic dress with a photo print of a gorgeous silver sequin gown...
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21st Century and Contemporary Evening Gowns

Hermès by Martin Margiela Vintage Circa (1997-2003) Wool Dress
By Maison Martin Margiela, Hermès
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Hermès by Martin Margiela Vintage Circa (1997-2003) Wool Dress Martin Margiela served as Hermès’ creative director for women’s ready-to-wear, shaping 12 iconic and unforgettable coll...
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1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

MAISON MARGIELA black nylon 50-50 LOW TOP Sneakers Shoes 38
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Zürich, CH
These 100% authentic Maison Margiela 50-50 sneakers offer a fresh take on retro-inspired style. Crafted from black malleable nylon and soft suede, they blend comfort with subtle soph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Shoes

Hermès Set Twillaine FR40 Margiela Grey Silk Cashmere Ensemble UK12 US10 Hermes
By Maison Martin Margiela, Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Fall/Winter 1999 collection ensemble by Martin Margiela, Twillaine style, featuring the "Feux de l'Hiver" (Winter Fires) motif by Christiane Vauzelles (a motif originally rele...
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2010s French Pullovers

MAISON MARGIELA black canvas TABI LOW TOP Sneakers Shoes 37.5
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Maison Margiela low-top Tabi sneakers in black canvas with white rubber sole. Have been worn once inside and are in virtually new condition. Measurements Imprinted S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Shoes

MaisonMartinMargiela 1stRetroCollection1994 Sheer Black 1990 Convertible Apron
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Chicago, IL
As a variation of the traditional waiter-style apron that Belgian former fashion designer Martin Margiela reworked with his eponymous Maison Martin Margiela since its first collection for Spring/Summer 1989, this minimalist convertible transparent black chiffon rectangular garment was part of his Spring 1994 collection. The iconic corner-stitched textural white-cotton brand label is stenciled with seemingly contradictory text referencing an earlier Fall 1990 collection. Instead of the blank label that had become internationally recognized among progressive-fashion buyers during the brand's initial five years, this black print was added in this manner for only one collection during its founder's tenure. This distinct typography identifies it as one of his favorites that he reproduced from his first 10 fashion shows. This season-less self-curated retrospective collection without any new designs was unprecedented in the ready-to-wear luxury-fashion industry, which sold only newly-designed clothes typically two to five times annually. In the early 1990s, this old-made-new-again collection was astonishing for a Paris-based high-end brand, for which any lack of fresh designs for Spring had otherwise been attributed to the loss of an artistic director or the outbreak of war. Nevertheless, there are subtle differences of color, material and draping possibilities that make our re-edition unique from the 1990 apron and from later "replicas", which was the term that Margiela printed on a different kind of label for his second self-curated retrospective in Spring 1999 following 10 more collections. Aside from the text-printed brand label with four characteristic hand-sewn corner stitches, the only other element that unified Margiela's first collection of favorites was that all the items were overdyed a darker color so that the clothes were various shades of grey, blue or black depending on the original color of the textile and how much dye the thread/yarn absorbed. The first Margiela apron...
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1990s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses

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