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Martin Margiela was born in Louvain, Belgium on April 9th, 1957. After completing his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1979, Margiela became a freelance fashion stylist.

In 1982, Martin Margiela moved to Paris to work for Jean-Paul Gaultier. He worked there as a design assistant for him up until 1987. Margiela then founded a company together with Jenny Meirens, and a year later, they were ready to present their first womens ready-to-wear collection in Paris.

In 1989, Martin Margiela opened a salon in his own name and showed his first collection there, which gained widespread attention. Margiela sent the models down a fabric-covered catwalk wearing socks saturated with red paint, leaving red footprints. Margiela's clothes were slashed and faded, with exposed linings and frayed edges. Many looked destroyed and Margiela quickly earned himself the label of "deconstructionist". He is however, a highly skilled tailor who pays great attention to detail. Martin Margiela's raw-edged seams are well-finished and his jackets from which the sleeves have been ripped out, are beautifully made. Margiela likes juxtapositions - fragility with hardness, structured shapes with softness - and this is reflected in the wide range of fabrics that he uses, such as recycled flea market finds of antique tulle mixed with floral patchwork. Margiela has also made dresses from plastic bags and cellotape. His shredding of existing clothes enables him to create new ones. He often uses a palette of red, black and white.

In 1990, Martin Margiela presented garments made from lining material with seams on the outside. A year later, he used old 50's ball gowns overdyed in grey worn with old jeans. In 1992, he made aprons and tops from old headscarves, and in 1993 Margiela's Spring/Summer collection reconstructed stage costumes while his Autumn/Winter collection used cut-up costumes from the 40's.

In 1997, Martin Margiela had his first solo exhibition in Rotterdam, as well as an exhibition in Paris presenting jointly with the Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo of Commes des Garcons, also well known for her deconstructionist clothing.

That same year, the house of Hermes hired him as designer and he has since brought his unorthodox womenswear into that accessories and leather goods house. He has proved to be very successful in this position, and has made Hermes a name to be very much reckoned with in womens fashion.

As the 21st century begins, Martin Margiela is still one of the most successful and controversial designers in the fashion world. He is very anti-publicity and does not allow himself to be photographed. For a 2001 spread in Vogue, his whole design team was photographed but he was represented only by an empty chair.

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