CARINE ROITFELD – EDITOR IN CHIEF OF FRENCH VOGUE

MICHELE LAMY

JOAN JETT

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA EXITS

“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. MARGIELA PROPOUNDS A SINGULAR, ENIGMATIC LOOK, MOVING BEYOND THE RECOGNIZABLE TROPES OF DECONSTRUCTION—A MONOCHROMATIC PALETTE, OUTSIZED GARMENTS, NON-TRADITIONAL FABRICS, EXPOSED SEAMS, OR ROUGHLY APPLIQUÉD DETAILS—TO DEVELOP A FULLY CONSIDERED WORLDVIEW, ONE WITH ELEGANCE, MYSTERY, AND MENACE IN EQUAL MEASURE. THIS BOOK PROVIDES AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE DESIGN PROCESS FROM A CRAFTSMAN WHO CREATES PIECES PRIZED FOR THEIR ORIGINALITY, DELICACY, AND DARING. IN THE SPIRIT OF MARGIELA’S GARMENTS, THE BOOK IS A WORK OF ART IN ITSELF, DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY BY MARGIELA AND COMPLETE WITH SILVER INKS, RIBBON MARKERS, A VARIETY OF LUSH PAPER TYPES, TWELVE BOOKLETS, AND AN EMBROIDERED WHITE-LINEN COVER. THIS BOOK PROVIDES A WINDOW ONTO THE INTIMATE, HANDMADE WORLD OF A UNIQUE DESIGNER.” RIZZOLI PUBLISHING.

BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE END OF THIS MONTH. I CAN’T WAIT. OH AND HIS WEBSITE GIVES A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE WORD.

http://www.maisonmartinmargiela.com

GIOVANNA BATTAGLIA EDITOR OF VOGUE L’UOMO

NOT HER HIM. PANOS YIAPANIS. THE MOST AMAZING STYLIST OF OUR TIME. IF SPRING SHOWS IN NYC, LONDON, AND MILAN TAUGHT ME ANYTHING IT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF STYLING. WHICH THE PARISIANS ARE AMAZING AT, LUCKILY, BUT THIS MAN IS TRULY THE BEST.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JAK & JIL.

CARINE ROITFELD DOCUMENTARY PART I

CARINE ROITFELD DOCUMENTARY PART II

DEAR CARINE DESPITE WHAT A NEW DOCUMENTARY MAY SAY YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZING FEMALE IN THE GAME.

PHOTOGRAPHY OF: DIANA ARBUS
DEDICATED TO MY DEAR FRIEND MARNA A MYSTIC IN HER OWN RIGHT.

VINOODH MATADIN AND INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE. THIS DREAM DUO CAN DO NO WRONG…
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