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.


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.

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.

New Tricks at Y/Project
Sensual wildcard looks that subverted ideas of costume in a thrilling way shined the most in this collection.

New Tricks at Y/Project
Sensual wildcard looks that subverted ideas of costume in a thrilling way shined the most in this collection.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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