内容简介
MartinMargiela,bornin1957inLeuven,Belgium,istheprincipaldesignerofhisownParis-basedfashionhouse.
作者简介
GraduatingfromAntwerp’sRoyalAcademyofFineArtsinthe1980s,MartinMargiela(andhiscontemporariesintheAntwerpSix)transformedglobalfashionwithhisaggressiverestatementoftraditionalfashiondesignandapolemicalapproachtoluxurytrends.WorkingfirstwiththehouseofGaultier,MargielaabsorbedtheradicaldesignofJapanesedeconstruction,makingitwhollyhisownwiththefoundingofhisownlabelin1988.Margielapropoundsasingular,enigmaticlook,movingbeyondtherecognizabletropesofdeconstruction—amonochromaticpalette,outsizedgarments,non-traditionalfabrics,exposedseams,orroughlyappliquéddetails—todevelopafullyconsideredworldview,onewithelegance,mystery,andmenaceinequalmeasure.Thisbookprovidesaninsidelookatthedesignprocessfromacraftsmanwhocreatespiecesprizedfortheiroriginality,delicacy,anddaring.InthespiritofMargiela’sgarments,thebookisaworkofartinitself,designedexclusivelybyMargielaandcompletewithsilverinks,ribbonmarkers,avarietyoflushpapertypes,twelvebooklets,andanembroideredwhite-linencover.Thisbookprovidesawindowontotheintimate,handmadeworldofauniquedesigner.Thefirstbooktodocumentthework—fromfashionandarttodesignandperformance—oftheParis-basedBelgiancouturiere,oneofthereigningluminariesofthecurrentfashionscene.
