Nick Verreos: RUNWAY REPORT.....Paris Haute Couture 2019: Martin Margiela Artisanal Spring 2019

Martin Margiela Artisanal Spring/Summer 2019

WHAT: Martin Margiela Artisanal Collection Spring/Summer 2019 with John Galliano as the Creative Director.

INSPIRATION: John Galliano said his inspiration was decadence in art, film, literature. Galliano defines decadence as "the excess, the artifice, the decay" that takes on different forms in life...

The backdrop--created by the Margiela studio, evoked the dayglo hallucinogenic images of Kenny Scharf art-and-fashion haven, Club 57.

SEEN ON THE RUNWAY: Gender fluid (Is it male? Female? Who cares!), vividly colorful designs, inventive treatments in prints, hand embroidery, art reflective fabrics, exposed tailoring techniques...a Moto Jacket turned into a Jumpsuit...this is the future of "New Fashion".

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