Maison Margiela

Martin Margiela launched his fashion house Maison Martin Margiela in 1988 with his business partner and fellow designer Jenny Meirens.

Margiela has never revealed his face in the media and has managed to keep his privacy. The private designer never attended his shows, gave interviews by fax, and always together with his design team. Margiela liked to cast his models in the street (before that became fashionable and the norm) and challenged how runway shows and collections were staged and presented. His clothes were often deconstructed and his collections highly conceptual. Still, Margiela is also known for his refined tailoring techniques. In 2009 Margiela resigned as a creative director. John Galliano was appointed to the role in 2014.