Maison Margiela didn’t look far for its new designer
On Wednesday morning, hours after the men’s fall fashion shows concluded in Paris, Belgian designer Glenn Martens was named creative director of Maison Margiela, replacing John Galliano, the illustrious couturier who bowed out of the brand in December.
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Martens is far from a fresh face at Only the Brave Group, the corporation that has owned the Margiela label since 2002. In 2020, Martens was named creative director at Diesel, the specialty denim label that OTB founder Renzo Rosso established in 1978.
Martens will remain in that position, becoming the rare designer doing double duty as the creative director at two separate companies.
“I have worked with Glenn for years, I have witnessed his talent, and I know what he is capable of,” Rosso said i...