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Maison Margiela

Maison Margiela is a luxury fashion house, founded in 1988 and acquired by OTB Group in 2002. The house produces womenswear and menswear according to the unconventional principles imagined by its founder, Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela.

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News & Analysis

How to Sell a Designer Name

Designers from Calvin Klein to Jil Sander have sold their names along with their companies. What is the smartest way to structure such deals?

News & Analysis

How to Sell a Designer Name

Designers from Calvin Klein to Jil Sander have sold their names along with their companies. What is the smartest way to structure such deals?


Fashion Week

In Paris, Young Talents Rally Against Uncertainty

This season, designers from around the globe placed their best bets on Paris as the ultimate showcase and marketplace to transform their creations into commerce.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Young Talents Rally Against Uncertainty

This season, designers from around the globe placed their best bets on Paris as the ultimate showcase and marketplace to transform their creations into commerce.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Few Break Free From Comfort Zone

While even Rei Kawakubo and Rick Owens seemed to stay in their creative comfort zones, Undercover and Y-Project emerged as winners of the week.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Few Break Free From Comfort Zone

While even Rei Kawakubo and Rick Owens seemed to stay in their creative comfort zones, Undercover and Y-Project emerged as winners of the week.


Fashion Week

Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela

He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.

Fashion Week

Galliano Adds a Sci-Fi Gloss at Maison Margiela

He wove a strong protective subtext into this collection, where technology, fragility and emotion met in a spectacularly strange union.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing Stylebop.com, St. John and Satisfy

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

Announcing Stylebop.com, St. John and Satisfy

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?

Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?


Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.

Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.


Fashion Week

Can Couture Be Modern?

The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Can Couture Be Modern?

The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Maison Margiela Reveals Its Layers

John Galliano was fascinated by the idea of ghosts within garments, but there is so much life to find in his clothes.

Fashion Week

Maison Margiela Reveals Its Layers

John Galliano was fascinated by the idea of ghosts within garments, but there is so much life to find in his clothes.