Jil Sander S/S 2012

From Picasso came a graphic element for knitwear

Raf Simmons in his collection for Jil Sander go arty and use Picasso's ceramics as inspiration, and to distribute the motif, Simmons do in surrealist way.

The ‘icon of Modernism’, as Raf Simons termed him, made an appearance at Jil Sander in knitwear patterns lifted from Picasso ceramics.

White, blue and black cotton knit sweater with central Picasso intarsia knit from Jil Sander. Round neck. Short raglan sleeves. Ribbed neckline, cuffs and hemline. Specialist dry clean only.
100% cotton
Made in Italy

Designer: Maison Martin Margiela

"Martin Margiela (born April 9, 1957 in Genk, Belgium) is a Belgian fashion designer. He studied at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts along with the legendary avantgarde fashion collective the Antwerp Six. Many still consider him to be the "7th" member of the collective.

After graduation in 1980 he worked as a freelance designer for five years. Between 1985 and 1987 he worked for Jean Paul Gaultier, before showing his first collection under his own label in 1989. Between 1997 to 2003 he became, despite his non-traditional design, the creative director of the Hermès women's line.

During the 1980s, the Japanese avantgardists, with Rei Kawakubo—creator of the label Comme des Garçons—had turned the fashion scene upside-down with their eccentric and ground-breaking designs. Martin Margiela and the Antwerp Six would carry on the work, revolting against the luxurious fashion world with garments of oversized proportions such as long arms, and with linings, seams and hems on the outside. The concept of deconstruction, also embraced by the aforementioned Rei Kawakubo, is important for the understanding of Martin Margiela's fashion statement. Margiela famously redesigns by hand objects such as old wigs, canvases and silk scarves into couture garments."

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Plastic Fur Jacket by Maison Martin Margiela, made of plastic garment label fastenings.

Paper Towel Tuxedo Jacket by Maison Martin Margiela.

Hair Comb Short Dress by Maison Martin Margiela.

Mask Bolero by Maison Martin Margiela, made of latex hair masks.

A backless “top” made from badminton shuttlecocks in honour of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I wouldn’t really call that a top, but whatever.

2009

 MMM’s clothing aren’t always form-flattering (they usually aren’t!), they are truly inspirational and completely out-of-the-box. 

Maison Martin Margiela - Mirror Sneakers

Maison Martin Margiela - Mirror Sneakers

Maison Martin Margiela S/S 2012

Haute Couture: Spring/Summer 2012

Maison Martin Margiela presented “ARTISANAL” their spring/summer 2012 collection at Le Bar du Comptoir Général in Paris. 

"Maison Martin Margiela's Artisinal line manages to be both the apotheosis and the antithesis of haute couture. It is, of course, crafted by hand, each garment and accessory constructed to be a complete one-off. That's the very essence of haute couture, some may argue the reason it continues to exist at all. There will always be a customer who demands the unique."Report by Alex Fury on 26 January 2012.

Overcoat: a classic coat made of macramé bags.
Production time: 82 hours.

Pantsuit: a pantsuit entirely embroidered with mother-of-pearl buttons, lined in silk.
Production time: 97 hours for the jacket; 80 for the pants.

Jacket and shirt-front: a jacket and molded shirt-front, made of woven, knit or macraméed cord and string. Production time: 142 hours.

Pantsuit: a “Pearly Kings”-spirit embroidered pantsuit with mother-of-pearl buttons, lined in silk. Production time: 78 hours for the jacket; 61 for the pants.

Designer: Alexander Wang

"At age 18, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons The New School for Design to study fashion design. After dropping out in his sophomore year, he launched his first women's ready-to-wear collection in 2007. The label embodies casually cool downtown style, drawing inspiration from the nineties, French chic, and rock grunge—always finished off with a slouchy, rolled-out-of-bed edge. Wang launched a diffusion line of pre-weathered cotton tees, tanks, and T-shirt dresses in spring 2009, T by Alexander Wang, as well as a footwear collection of towering platform sandals. He won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008, an honor accompanied by a $200,000 award to expand one's business. His lines are now stocked globally by more than 30 of the world’s premiere retailers including Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Dover Street Market, Browns, Otte and Selfridges."

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2007

Alexander Wang F/W 2008/09His main inspiration is everyday street styleupgraded by refined silhouettes, clean cuts and luxurious fabrics.

2009

2010

2010

Pre Fall/Winter 2011

S/S 2011

2012