Whether or not this unshakable sense of animosity is due to a lack of authenticity or due to bad design remains in question.
This spring, however, the team behind the new house of MMM presented a collection packed with Margiela-inspired looks. Think full shoulders, odd re-imaginings, and otherworldly reconstructions.
Beginning with an uninspired button-down shirtdress, the show started off on a casual note. Within seconds, however, Margiela began to appear in fine form.
Silhouettes started morphing and proportions began growing with each successive look. High-waisted trousers became cartoonishly oversized, with waistlines jutting out from models’ sides as if they were concealing cardboard boxes within them.
Gaga-worthy statement pieces, like box-structured trench tops and sandwich-board planar jackets, looked severe yet laughable (in a good way).
Undoubtedly artistic, the collection appeared more music video-ready than street-appropriate, and lacked the personality Margiela always brought to his garments. However, the Spring 2011 collection did bring new life to MMM’s subdued eccentricity.
Marcus Holmlund’s blog is at smokeandmirrorsblog.com.
