One of its effects was to focus attention on the clothes themselves, created by a team and credited to Maison Martin Margiela, aka MMM. And what intriguing clothes they were: Recall, for instance ...

Before Miley Cyrus wore John Galliano's Margiela safety pin dress, the British designer debuted two of his own designs in 1997. Galliano's fall collection, which was partially inspired by ancient ...

With its sparse walls, exposed pipes, and undressed mannequins, Maison Martin Margiela looks more like ... hip business wear and downtown scenester; pin stripe suits and button-ups share space ...