My Fashion Influencer

Maison Martin Margiela 1994 Tromp L‘oeil Tattoo Mesh Longsleeve

Maison Martin Margiela 1994 Tromp L‘oeil Tattoo Mesh Longsleeve

My fashion influencer is Maison Margiela, my story with Maison Margiela starts with a pair of Tabi boots I saw in a Hong Kong vintage shop a few years ago. I was deeply attracted by their unique design. Unfortunately, those boots were not my size. After that, I looked up some information about these boots, and I learned that Maison Margiela Tabi boots were the pioneer of grunge fashion in the 90s. The classic Maison Margiela "Tabi" shoes were born in 1998. "Split-toe shoes" are influenced by the traditional Japanese foot bag, they are characterized by a split-toe and cylindrical heel. Later, the design has been changed in length. There are knee boots and short boots.

Maison Margiela's fashion propositions also had a great influence on my dressing style, which made my dressing style no longer follow the rules and added a lot of bold collocations and attempts. Maison Margiela's show design is also the source of inspiration for many of my works. In his design, he pays great attention to the concept of time passing. Whether it is a room covered with white paint, old clothes, ice cube necklaces that change colors at any time. I think this concept of "time passing" is based on cherishing reality. In his world, “fashion” is not a brand-name bag displayed in a glass window or a luxury product that is swayed by label prices. He is his own master. "Fashion" is subversion, freedom, rebellion, and agility, and is closely connected with the changing real world at any time. It is smooth, comfortable, structure, and experimental. Each of his designs and exhibitions is like propositional compositions, packed in white boxes. Deconstructing the structure of the woolen socks, deconstructing the pedestal, and dissecting the gloves, he dissected the daily necessities that can be seen everywhere and gave them more possibilities.

Maison Margiela also brought immeasurable influence to the fashion industry. Maison Margiela is a fashion brand based in France. Established in Paris in 1988 by the Belgian designer Martin Margiela. Using the two sides of male and female, in many cases, blending gender differences, Maison Margiela breaks away from the contours of male and female clothing, reimagines, and redefines. In 2012, Maison Margiela's "Artisanal" series was officially awarded the title of "Haute Couture" by the French Haute Couture Alliance.

He has always been known for his technique of deconstructing and reorganizing clothes. His sharp eyes can see through the structure of clothes and the characteristics of fabrics, such as deconstructing and transforming a robe into a short coat and using a large number of scratched old socks to create a sweater. Martin Margiela's design is not only environmentally friendly, but what is even more surprising is the infinite imagination of the designer hidden behind his work. Martin Margiela also has a different style of doing things, he has never appeared in a fashion show.

In appearance, Martin Margiela's clothing also embodies an "imperfect perfection" in the word "old". Even for mass-produced garments, the fabrics have been "distressed". Martin Margiela's retail space is also the same, whether it is boutique or department store counter furnishings, they all exude an outdated, unpretentious atmosphere, in sharp contrast with the glamorous fashions of other brands around. The walls that are not cleanly painted are dirty white, which inspires nostalgia. Fashion for Martin Margiela does not carry tomorrow's dreams, only reduced to daily life. Even models can be omitted, just some puppets of the same height as real people, and take the fashion to the other extreme of the "ultimate body". His creation is more like "art for the sake of art".

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Maison Martin Margiela 1994 Tromp L‘oeil Tattoo Mesh Longsleeve,Douban, viewed 23 May 2021, < https://movie.douban.com/review/12491237/?dt_dapp=1 >