Purple Magazine
— The 30YRS Issue #38 F/W 2022
martin margiela (part 1)
part 1
martin margiela
Today, it’s difficult to imagine the seismic impact Martin Margiela’s collections had on us. His anti-fashion aesthetic came to define the ’90s, and his collections still inspire today’s designers.
We invited him to contribute to Purple and to participate in our exhibitions, including “June” in Paris in 1993 and “Winter of Love” at PS1 in New York in 1994. We shot his collections in every issue until 2009, when he surprised the world by exiting fashion. Martin resurfaced last year in the art world, presenting his first solo exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris — a theater of appearances spanning brilliant installations, sculptures, performances, and films.
For our anniversary issue, he created a new series of original collages.
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1993 purple prose #3 black and white summer collection collage by martin margiela
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1994 l’hiver de l’amour bis catalogue of the exhibition at the museum of modern art of paris curated by purple photos by anders edström
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1997 purple fashion #2 horses, horses, comin’ in all directions, white, silver... photos by mark borthwick
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1997 purple fashion #2 horses, horses, comin’ in all directions, white, silver... photos by mark borthwick
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martin margiela installation 1994 winter of love at ps1 new york curated by purple
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1994 l’hiver de l’amour bis catalogue of the exhibition at the museum of modern art of paris design by encore
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1994 winter of love martin margiela statement in the catalogue at ps1 new york curated by purple
