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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

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

New Tricks at ​Y/Project

Sensual wildcard looks that subverted ideas of costume in a thrilling way​ shined the most in this collection.

Fashion Week

New Tricks at ​Y/Project

Sensual wildcard looks that subverted ideas of costume in a thrilling way​ shined the most in this collection.


Fashion Week

Dialogues with Archetypes at Y/Project

While the collection will undoubtedly maintain the brand’s upward impetus in streetwear circles, it lacked the historical musings that have peppered Y/Project’s recent shows.

Fashion Week

Dialogues with Archetypes at Y/Project

While the collection will undoubtedly maintain the brand’s upward impetus in streetwear circles, it lacked the historical musings that have peppered Y/Project’s recent shows.


Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know

An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.

Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know

An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.


News & Analysis

ANDAM Appoints President to Succeed Pierre Bergé

Guillaume Houzé, Galeries Lafayette’s image and communication manager takes over from the Saint Laurent co-founder, who passed away in September.

News & Analysis

ANDAM Appoints President to Succeed Pierre Bergé

Guillaume Houzé, Galeries Lafayette’s image and communication manager takes over from the Saint Laurent co-founder, who passed away in September.


News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.

News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.


Fashion Week

Y/Project Fills a Void, and Then Some

Glenn Martens has carved out an unexpected niche in neo-historical fashion. His clothes have an innate newness despite their foundation in quotidian garments and winks to the distant past.

Fashion Week

Y/Project Fills a Void, and Then Some

Glenn Martens has carved out an unexpected niche in neo-historical fashion. His clothes have an innate newness despite their foundation in quotidian garments and winks to the distant past.


News & Analysis

Can Y/Project Sustain the Hype?

In the run-up to his Paris Fashion Week show, designer Glenn Martens talks to BoF about the buzzy label’s recent successes and his plans for the future.

News & Analysis

Can Y/Project Sustain the Hype?

In the run-up to his Paris Fashion Week show, designer Glenn Martens talks to BoF about the buzzy label’s recent successes and his plans for the future.


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