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Glenn Martens

Creative Director, Diesel

A member of Paris’s avant-garde, Martens is spearheading a streetwear revolution in the city with his commercial-yet-conceptual brand.

Glenn Martens
Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week Is Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Glory. What’s Changed?

This week, everyone will be talking about a packed schedule in Milan, Farfetch’s results and its ongoing talks with Richemont, plus the OECD’s annual forum on responsible supply chains.

Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week Is Back to Its Pre-Pandemic Glory. What’s Changed?

This week, everyone will be talking about a packed schedule in Milan, Farfetch’s results and its ongoing talks with Richemont, plus the OECD’s annual forum on responsible supply chains.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Couture’s Return to Clothes Making

Haute couture, once the realm of unbridled dreams, is getting back to making clothes, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Couture’s Return to Clothes Making

Haute couture, once the realm of unbridled dreams, is getting back to making clothes, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Luxury

The Breakthrough Designer Rebooting Diesel

Glenn Martens speaks exclusively to Tim Blanks about re-energising the Italian denim brand, designing for his own label Y/Project and pushing people to rethink fashion.

Luxury

The Breakthrough Designer Rebooting Diesel

Glenn Martens speaks exclusively to Tim Blanks about re-energising the Italian denim brand, designing for his own label Y/Project and pushing people to rethink fashion.


Fashion Week

Glenn Martens’ Deranged Diesel Debut

With a twisted energy that felt fresh and relevant, the designer is the right fit for rebooting Diesel, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Glenn Martens’ Deranged Diesel Debut

With a twisted energy that felt fresh and relevant, the designer is the right fit for rebooting Diesel, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Luxury

Should Luxury Build Resale Into Its Business Model?

This week, Gucci launched a partnership with The RealReal, betting that the rewards of engaging with the second-hand market outweigh the risks.

Luxury

Should Luxury Build Resale Into Its Business Model?

This week, Gucci launched a partnership with The RealReal, betting that the rewards of engaging with the second-hand market outweigh the risks.


Luxury

How Young Designers in Paris Are Beating the Pandemic So Far

Fragile but focused, creative labels like Marine Serre, Y/Project and Ludovic de Saint Sernin are navigating rocky waters by engaging their communities and rethinking their role in fashion's ‘system’. Is it enough to make it through a make-or-break season?

Luxury

How Young Designers in Paris Are Beating the Pandemic So Far

Fragile but focused, creative labels like Marine Serre, Y/Project and Ludovic de Saint Sernin are navigating rocky waters by engaging their communities and rethinking their role in fashion's ‘system’. Is it enough to make it through a make-or-break season?


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Carlos Nazario Named New Vogue Editor, Virgil Abloh Joins the Fashion Scholarship Fund

This week, the stylist is American Vogue’s latest editorial addition, while Abloh joins the nonprofit's board of governors.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Carlos Nazario Named New Vogue Editor, Virgil Abloh Joins the Fashion Scholarship Fund

This week, the stylist is American Vogue’s latest editorial addition, while Abloh joins the nonprofit's board of governors.


Luxury

Diesel Names Y/Project's Glenn Martens as Creative Director

The Belgian designer will continue at the helm of Y/Project while working to reinvigorate the denim giant.

Luxury

Diesel Names Y/Project's Glenn Martens as Creative Director

The Belgian designer will continue at the helm of Y/Project while working to reinvigorate the denim giant.


Fashion Week

At Paris Fashion Week, Real Life and Liberation

Reality was front and centre at Paris Fashion Week, but this season’s winners both addressed and transcended our current state of affairs, reports Angelo Flaccavento, who beamed into Paris from his base in Italy.

Fashion Week

At Paris Fashion Week, Real Life and Liberation

Reality was front and centre at Paris Fashion Week, but this season’s winners both addressed and transcended our current state of affairs, reports Angelo Flaccavento, who beamed into Paris from his base in Italy.


Retail

Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines

Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?

Retail

Why Fashion ‘Slavery’ Is Making Headlines

Fashion’s mistreatment of garment workers is widespread, but this week, allegations of ‘modern slavery’ at suppliers of British ultra-fast fashion label Boohoo have ignited a firestorm. Why now?


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