Jacket
Design House Maison Margiela French
Designer Martin Margiela Belgian
Couture Line Artisanal French
Not on view
This leather jacket by Maison Martin Margiela is made by hand out of deconstructed vintage 1950s ballroom sandals: it fuses the characteristics of a biker jacket with a wholly different universe, that of dainty women’s sandals. ‘Artisanal’, the line (0) of the various, numbered collections of the conceptual fashion house, consisted of garments reworked by hand, usually made out of vintage garments or found materials such as these sandals. The Artisanal line is the house’s answer to the highly regulated world of haute couture: it retains the handmade element, but by using typically low-value materials, time and duration are prioritized over luxurious materials. It is a silent statement that the human hand is what sets couture apart from throwaway fashion, not the luxurious or opulent materials used.
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