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 catalog 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 new, in which we can feel the aesthetics, atmosphere, and rough texture of Martin Margiela's early years.

SHUN OKUBO

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There have been rumors for some time that Martin Margiela has turned his career into an artist, but in October last year heHis long-awaited first solo exhibition was held at Lafayette Anticipation. This book isThe catalog was created by the Lafayette Anticipation editorial team, Dutch designer Irma Bohm, and Martin Margiela himself, the founder of Maison Martin Margiela.

SHUN OKUBOdesigner was able to attend his first Martin Margiela fashion show in Tokyo in the late 1990s, and the theme of the show was the concept of turning flat garments into 3D clothing. Since then, I have been greatly influenced by Martin and have continued to create until now. This book is a book in which Martin himself, who has retired from the fashion world, expresses his own creations for the first time in a long time, and the content is typical of Martin, with a mixture of exhibition works and making-of photos. It can be said to be a record of Martin Margiela's next phase of creation, at once nostalgic and new, where you can feel the aesthetic sense, atmosphere, and rough texture of early Martin Margiela.

SHUN OKUBO