Maison Margiela (Fashion Label)

March 9, 2025

What Happened to the Bulky Sneaker? They Are Getting Smaller

After years of the ever bigger, ever bulkier sneaker, there seems to be bit of a backlash: Sneakers have become sleek, streamlined and, in a word, […]
January 31, 2024

Reconsidering the Galliano (Ahem, Margiela) Show

There is a certain irony to the fact that of all the shows that took place during couture last week, the one designed to be the […]
October 3, 2023

At Maison Margiela, John Galliano Tells an Epic Tale

At Maison Margiela, John Galliano tells an epic tale in clothes. These days, narrative theater — the kind that involves characters and stories and spinning out […]
July 9, 2021

A Couture Horror Story at Maison Margiela

John Galliano makes a movie, and so does Kim Jones at Fendi. Pass the popcorn. PARIS — Well, that was a plot twist no one could […]
October 7, 2020

The Glorious Absurdity of Paris Fashion

It was the giant floating dachshund spaceship that did it. It drifted over an expansive Art Deco coliseum — site of the 2132 Lunar Games, an […]
July 17, 2020

A Fashion Show Epilogue. Or Was It an Elegy?

In 1964 Andy Warhol trained a camera on the Empire State Building for about six and a half hours, in a meditation on the nature of […]
September 28, 2016

Paris Fashion Week, Day 2: Bad Gal, Meet New Gal

It’s going to be a beautiful day in Paris, with forecasts for a high of 77 degrees. Get ready to enjoy it from the back of […]