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The founder's dilemma: evolving luxury brands beyond their creators

The luxury fashion landscape is in constant flux, with the departure of founding designers presenting a formidable challenge, particularly for younger brands. As Tom Ford navigates a pivotal transition following Peter Hawkings' brief tenure as creative director, it joins the ranks of houses like Helmut Lang, Martin Margiela and Jil Sander in...

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Maison Martin Margiela co-founder Jenny Meirens has died

Jenny Meirens, co-founder of Maison Martin Margiela has died at the age of 73. Paid tribute to by the fashion house in an Instagram post, featuring a photo of Meirens and Margiela together. In memory of Jenny Meirens, business partner of Martin Margiela and one of the visionaries behind the scenes at Maison Margiela. #rip Photo by Anders Edstorm...

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Maison Martin Margiela co-founder Jenny Meirens has died

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John Galliano to design menswear at Martin Margiela

London - Maison Margiela has produced four womenswear collections since the appointment of John Galliano last October and will soon see menswear under Galliano's direction. In a new interview for WWD, Renzo Rosso, president of the parent company of Margiela, discusses how the house has changed since the instalment of its new artistic director....

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John Galliano rumored to present at the British Fashion Awards

Formerly disgraced designer John Galliano, who was recently appointed creative director at Maison Martin Margiela, is believed to making his comeback within the UK next week during the British Fashion Awards. A number of industry sources have indicted that Dior's former couturier has been chosen to present Anna Wintour the Outstanding...

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Possible move to Céline for Matthieu Blazy

Fashion designer Matthieu Blazy is rumoured to have joined fashion house Céline, under Phoebe Philo's creative leadership. According to reports by fashion trade magazine WWD, Blazy has left Maison Martin Margiela, where he was in charge of the couture line, and may have joined Celine. The Paris-based designer, who joined Maison Martin Margiela...

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Galliano to restart shattered career at top French fashion house

Disgraced British designer John Galliano is to restart his shattered career by taking over the creative direction of the fashion house Maison Martin Margiela, the label said on Monday, three years after he was sacked by Dior following a drunken anti-Semitic tirade in a Paris bar. Galliano, 53, who spent nearly 15 years at Dior, is widely...

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John Galliano up for couture role at Maison Martin Margiela

Formerly disgraced Dior designer, John Galliano, is rumored to staged his big fashion comeback with Parisian-based fashion house Maison Martin Margiela. According media reports from this morning, Galliano is currently in talks with the fashion house to develop a haute couture line for Margiela. A unnamed source told Page Six: “Galliano has...

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Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski to succeed Christophe Lemaire at Hermés

The rumors have been confirmed, former The Row and Céline Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski has officially been named as the successor to Christophe Lemaire at Hermés. Earlier this week news broke that Lemaire was exiting his role as artistic director of women's ready-to-wear at Hermés after four years to focus on his own eponymous label. Fellow French...

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Maison Martin Margiela x Omexco

Fashion house Maison Martin Margiela has teamed up with luxury Belgian wallpaper producer Omexco to create a line of avant-garde wallpapers. The new collaborative collection features cotton wall coverings with signature trompe-l'oeil motifs around five themes. Ruin marble, mosaics, curtains, cross-stitch and optics on unique weaves that combine...

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Converse x Margiela version 2.0

For the second collaborative collection between sneaker label Converse and Parisian fashion house Maison Martin Margiela, the two companies decided to extend the original concept for its first collection: white overpaint on sneakers. The second collection features Converse classics All Star Chuck '70 and Jack Purcell shoes in soft leather. The...

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H&M confirms Maison Martin Margiela collaboration

Following the rumours yesterday, Swedish fashion retailer H&M confirmed this morning that its next collaboration will be with French fashion house Maison Martin Margiela. The statement confirmed that the fashion house will produce an autumn/winter 2012 collection that will include garments for men and women, as well as accessories and that it...