From an abandoned orphanage runway in 1990 to the fog-drenched spectacle beneath Pont Alexandre III in 2024, Maison Margiela has never followed the rules—it’s rewritten them. Our latest article traces the house’s iconic journey: beginning with Martin Margiela’s radical debut that shattered fashion norms with raw seams, childlike chaos, and anti-glamour honesty, to the haunting theatricality of John Galliano’s Spring/Summer 2024 vision—a show that felt more like a séance than a presentation.We explore the emotionally charged tailoring of Galliano’s recent work, where garments cling like memories and makeup (crafted by Pat McGrath) turns models into lacquered porcelain apparitions. Each look tells a story of decay, reinvention, and romantic ruin.Between these moments, we revisit the quietly subversive 2004 collections, where the brand matured into a master of minimal disruption—blending vintage materials, neutral palettes, and philosophical restraint into fashion that whispered louder than it screamed.And let’s not forget the unexpected but perfectly poetic collaboration with Christian Louboutin: the red sole meets the split Tabi toe in a collection of ghostly, fetishistic footwear that bridges two worlds—gloss and grit, seduction and subversion.Régne Magazine brings you deep into the Maison—past the fashion, into the mythology. Because at Margiela, every stitch holds a secret. And we’re here to reveal them.
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