Maison Margiela

Maison Margiela is a Parisian haute couture house founded on ideas of nonconformity and the subversion of norms. Under the creative direction of John Galliano, collectively shared dress codes are inverted and redefined in an analytical wardrobe proposal for the digital age. Revolutionary and cutting-edge, the Maison’s premise observes the philosophies of the Belgian designer Martin Margiela, who founded the house in 1988 under the label Maison Martin Margiela. Considering fashion as an art of meaning rather than a cult of personality, Martin Margiela built the Maison on codes of anonymity, intrigue and deconstruction: thought-provoking elements that continue to permeate its present-day collections. Maison Margiela has held the Haute Couture appellation since 2012. The house became part of the OTB Group in 2002.