MM6 Maison Margiela RTW Spring 2024
Clever fashion often comes from unexpected, witty territory.
It’s hard to imagine that hands, which fashion has fetishized in the form of prints and accessories, could inform an entire collection.
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The way hands interact with garments and the way certain silhouettes entice precise gestures were the starting point in this handsome spring display of fluid tailoring tropes and captivating wardrobe builders with subtle workwear whiffs.
The opening look — an elongated pin-striped blazer over silky black pants and unbuttoned shirt — defined the effortlessly chic, early ‘90s Milanese tailoring that permeated the collection. Cue the duster coats on men worn over crips cotton shirts worn with detachable ties in the same fabric, or women’s pleated culottes paired with long vests.
Hands were also seen as creative means, the craftsmen’s primary tool, informing inventive takes on the slipdress, cut on the bias and single-shouldered, or on the butcher’s apron turned into a crafty overshirt.
In humorous MM6 Maison Margiela fashion, some pieces came with words such as allongè [elongated], mat [matte] and brillant [shiny] spelled out on, well, an elongated tank top for example, or a shiny top.
As if this display needed more zing, Leftfield’s Afro-left tunes booming from speakers heightened the upbeat vibe.
Launch Gallery: MM6 Maison Margiela RTW Spring 2024
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