Belgian designer Glenn Martens, who served as Artistic Director for the soon-to-be-shuttered Y/Mission till September, has been introduced as the subsequent to take the inventive reins at Maison Margiela, succeeding John Galliano.
Keep in mind that auspicious day again in December when it felt like somebody had given the Artistic Director tree the most important shake of its existence and everybody fell out?
It was on 11 December that John Galliano introduced by way of Instagram that he can be leaving his position as Artistic Director of Maison Margiela. This begged the query of who would take the helm on the French luxurious home based by Belgian designer Martin Margiela.
So after 11 years at Y/Mission, Belgian Martens will take over at Belgian Martin’s. The transfer is smart, because the deconstructed and experimental aesthetic that underpins Y/Mission is a cornerstone of Margiela’s imaginative and prescient, recognized mainly for its divisive split-toe Tabi shoe.
“I’ve labored with Glenn for years, I’ve witnessed his expertise, and I do know what he’s able to,” stated holding firm OTB Group Chairman Renzo Rosso. “After Martin, who gave life to the Maison and its distinctive Artisanal line, and John, who made it essentially the most cutting-edge couture home on the earth, I’m proud to have a 3rd couturier at its helm. Glenn, who studied at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Positive Arts like Martin, has already proven his prowess and his imaginative and prescient in couture”.
Glenn Martens stated: “I really feel extraordinarily honoured to hitch the superb Maison Margiela, a really distinctive home that has been inspiring the world for many years. And I thank Renzo for the belief he’s placing in me.”
Below Martens’ management, Y/Mission gained world recognition, profitable the ANDAM Grand Prize in 2017.
He expanded the label’s affect via collaborations that included with UGG FILA, in addition to the Melissa x Y/Mission jelly shoe collab, which earnt quick cult standing.
In 2020, Martens was appointed Artistic Director of Diesel, overseeing the model’s transformation right into a high-fashion powerhouse. His debut AW22 assortment obtained essential acclaim, one thing of a defibrilator for a Diesel that had struggled to uphold its place within the luxurious dialog because the finish of indie sleaze within the 2010s.
Martens additionally launched the Diesel Library, a sustainable denim initiative.
Martens additionally designed Jean Paul Gaultier’s couture assortment for Spring 2022, mixing Y/Mission’s signature deconstruction with Gaultier’s corsetry and archival influences.
