Martin Margiela at Lafayette Anticipations | Martin Margiela

Walther Konig | 350pages | Soft cover | 310×249mm | 9783753301013 | 2021 Rumors of Martin Margiela's turn to artistic activity have been heard for some time, and last October, his long-awaited first solo exhibition was held at the Lafayette Anticipation in Paris. This book is a catalogue produced by the editorial team of Lafayette Principation, Dutch designer Irma Baum, and Martin Margiela himself, the founder of Maison Martin Margiela.Designer SHUN OKUBO was able to see his first Martin Margiela fashion show in Tokyo in the late 1990s, where the theme of the show was the concept of flat garments becoming 3D clothes. Since that time, I have been greatly influenced by Martin and have continued to create until now. This book is Martin's first book expressing his own creations in a long time since he retired from the fashion world, and is a mixture of exhibition pieces and making-of photographs, which is typical of him. It is a record of Martin's next phase of creation, both nostalgic and