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Maison Margiela

Maison Margiela is a luxury fashion house, founded in 1988 and acquired by OTB Group in 2002. The house produces womenswear and menswear according to the unconventional principles imagined by its founder, Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela.

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Fashion Week

Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela

He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.

Fashion Week

Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela

He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing Stylebop.com, St. John and Satisfy

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

Announcing Stylebop.com, St. John and Satisfy

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?

Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?


Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.

Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.


Fashion Week

Can Couture Be Modern?

The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Can Couture Be Modern?

The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Maison Margiela Reveals Its Layers

John Galliano was fascinated by the idea of ghosts within garments, but there is so much life to find in his clothes.

Fashion Week

Maison Margiela Reveals Its Layers

John Galliano was fascinated by the idea of ghosts within garments, but there is so much life to find in his clothes.


Fashion Week

At Paris Menswear, a Prayer for Proper Clothes

In an industry drowning in hype and appropriation, the skill level of designers still makes a difference.

Fashion Week

At Paris Menswear, a Prayer for Proper Clothes

In an industry drowning in hype and appropriation, the skill level of designers still makes a difference.


Fashion Week

New Horizons at Maison Margiela

John Galliano’s first menswear collection for the brand was a bizarrely memorable outerwear sensation from first to last.

Fashion Week

New Horizons at Maison Margiela

John Galliano’s first menswear collection for the brand was a bizarrely memorable outerwear sensation from first to last.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Courrèges Names CEO, Teen Vogue’s Phillip Picardi Takes the Helm

This week, Courrèges has appointed Christina Ahlers as its new chief executive, while Phillip Picardi has been named chief content officer at Teen Vogue.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Courrèges Names CEO, Teen Vogue’s Phillip Picardi Takes the Helm

This week, Courrèges has appointed Christina Ahlers as its new chief executive, while Phillip Picardi has been named chief content officer at Teen Vogue.