Maison Margiela The Hermes Years

Another new hermes logo from margiela who found the label inside a leather glove from the 1970 s.

Maison margiela the hermes years.

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. I own a few books on margiela but this one is quite different as it explores his years in hermes. In margiela s hand was a cuff with the buttons sewn on with six instead of four holes. It has interviews with different people from the industry of that time and it generally summarizes the story of how that creative direction came together which is very interesting.

Martin margiela launched his own fashion house maison martin margiela in 1988 and the enigmatic and reclusive designer soon revealed himself to be the antithesis of superstar designers. The resulting flourish was a pattern that read h for hermès. This collaboration turned out to be one of the most exciting in fashion history and it is now presented in the exhibition margiela the hermès years. When the parisian house hermès appointed margiela as its artistic director for the women s ready to wear collections in october 1997 the founder of the groundbreaking maison martin margiela had already been known for almost a decade as one of the most influential avant garde designers which today undisputedly proved to be a vast source of.

The match between hermès the epitome of french luxury and maison martin margiela s deconstruction generated an earthquake in the fashion landscape that is still being felt to.