This milieu was a clue to the inspiration for the A/W 2023 season, which marked Maison Margiela’s ready-to-wear return to the runway since prior to the pandemic (it last showed in February 2020). ‘The ...

And in the show, Martens did embrace one of Martin Margiela’s most enduring motifs: the mask, which first appeared in the Belgium designer’s S/S 1989 debut collection, held at a Parisian nightclub, ...