Maison Martin Margiela red felted asymmetric vest with tailoring stitches — fall 1997

2399.00

Size: 42

Shoulder to shoulder: 42 cm / 16.5 inch

Sleeves: 50 cm / 19.7 inch

Length front panel: 99 cm / 39 inch

Length back: 38 cm / 15 inch

 

Composition:

72% wool

20% nylon

8% cashmere

 

Details:

Red felted vest, between a coat and a cardigan

Asymmetric design with long front panel

White tailoring stitches along the edges

A pocket with flap is sewn onto the front panel

Curved front side with large silver buttons on the interior

Batwing sleeves

Folded front lapel on one side

The lapel is cut off in the back of the neck, resulting in a chopped neckline

Raw finishes with fraying

Unlined

From the fall 1997 runway collection

 

Condition: 3,5/5

Overall good condition, a scratch in the felt near the bottom. Faint darker spots on the shoulder and neck trim.

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Description

About Maison Martin Margiela

Martin Margiela is a Belgian designer, graduating from the Royal Academy of fine arts in Antwerp. He is often mistaken as one of the ‘Antwerp Six’. At the time when Ann Demeulemeester,Walter van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee were showcasing in London, Margiela was already working for Jean Paul Gaultier.

Maison Martin Margiela’s discreet brand label consists of a blank piece of cloth or with the numbers 0-23. The trademark is attached with four small, white stitches, visible on the outside on unlined garments. The concept behind this was so the tag could be cut out, making the garment anonymous like it’s creator.

 

Margiela’s work is highly conceptual; a large piece of his repertoire is playing with conventions and recycling. Influenced by Rei Kawakubo, he works with deconstructed garments and frayed edges, nevertheless are his garments perfectly tailored. A lot of his work also includes trompe-l’oeil, a reference to René Magritte.

Martin Margiela was appointed as a Guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2010. His work is more often talked about as ‘art’ rather than fashion.

His most iconic piece is his tabi boot, Margiela’s interpretation of Japanese split-toe tabi socks.

Margiela left his eponymous label in 2009, leaving the creative staff to continue the collection for several seasons. In 2014 John Galliano was appointed as new head designer.The only way now get an original Martin Margiela piece, is only by buying vintage Margiela clothing.