Martin Margiela The Women's Collections 1989-2009

Size : 247 x 309mm

hardcover

color, black and white

100 pages

published by Rizzoli Electa

Published in conjunction with a major exhibition, this book looks back at the era when the celebrated designer Martin Margiela established himself as one of the most important designers of our time. Known as one of the "Antwerp Six" who radically transformed the face of modern fashion, he presented 41 runway shows between 1989 and 2009, offering a new vision of understated luxury through monochrome, oversized silhouettes, and unique cutting that oscillated between "construction and deconstruction." His tenets were comfort, timelessness, sensuality, and authenticity.

Margiela, known for his extreme emphasis on anonymity, never showed his face even at his own shows, wishing for his work to be purely evaluated. His stance of distancing himself from celebrity and self-promotion symbolizes his creative philosophy.

This book meticulously documents his numerous shows, along with the unique venues, music, the designer's intentions, and iconic pieces. Over the years, recurring motifs and inspirations such as "anonymity," "white," "the past and precedence," and "reappropriation" become clearer.
This book unveils the delicate, poetic, and innovative worldview of a designer who profoundly influenced contemporary fashion.